to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)
(theatrical) blackout; taking a (sudden) turn for the worse; rapid deterioration
to run through; to run past
sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
base (logarithmic, exponential, number system); radix; base (triangle, cone, cylinder, etc.); type; kind
to smash; to break into pieces
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
to show; to bare (the teeth)
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
to hold the steering wheel; to drive (a car)
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
repetition; iteration; recursion; recurrence; recapitulation
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
vitality; energy; dynamism
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
depressed in spirits; dispirited; disheartened; rejection
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
identifiable; personalized
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
growth period; growing season
period of maturity; adolescence; puberty
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
incompletion; incomplete; unfinished
human; human-like; as a person
movements; behavior; behaviour; bearing; deportment; manners