to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to be reminded of; to call to mind
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
time required; time taken; necessary time
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
extensive; vast range; wide scope
remaining quantity; residual quantity
unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
weird; strange; mysterious
frequency (of occurrence)
be (that) as it may; having said that
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
trouble; bother; number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.); number of punches (in boxing)
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
had better ...; had better not ...
jōjutsu; form of martial art using a cane staff
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
preference; priority; precedence
to pile up; to accumulate
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
failure; abortive (attempt, action)
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion