(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
(having) life-and-death power (over)
to affect; to impact; to influence
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
gliding (through the air)
procurement; purchase; buying; school store; co-op; school canteen
suddenly; all at once; rapidly
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
openly (unashamedly) in broad daylight
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
cigarette end; cigarette butt; tobacco ashes
it is easier to do something than worry about it; fear overruns the danger; (lit.) it is easier to bear (a child) than to worry about it
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
countermeasure; counter-measure
moron; idiot; stupid person
busy; having no (free) time
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
nth period (e.g. nth class in school day)
quick firing; rapid firing
feeling keenly; fully realizing
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently
personal grudge; personal enmity
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
to ooze; to exude; to percolate; to soak through
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...