departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
function; facility; faculty; feature
averaging; levelling (off); equalization; standardization; balance
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
inventor; designer; planner
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
compatibility; coexistence; standing together
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
lacking substance and existing in name only; something without substance
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
(attitude of) being ready to take on a challenge; can-do spirit
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
at the last moment; this late in the game
to not take seriously; to take lightly
foreign; abroad; overseas
complete defeat; losing all of one's matches; finishing the tournament with no wins
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
tendency; trend; inclination
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
now that; since; so long as; because
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
tall figure; high stature
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate