reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
guaranteed; authentic; certified
declaration; proclamation; announcement
dwindling; declining; diminishing; tapering (to a point)
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
intelligence; intellect; brains
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
ignition; lighting; firing; setting off
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
falling on one's backside (behind, bottom); pratfall; mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
ennui; languishing; feeling of exhaustion; lassitude; lethargy
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
leader; central personage
pair; the two; both persons; both things
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)