extremely cold feeling that makes one feel numb; sharp pain that is almost numbing; heartrending; touching the heart
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
memory-making; making memories
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
Mont Blanc (chestnut and cream dessert)
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
resigning from a company on marriage (of a woman)
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
vertical motion (in earthquakes)
rolling (ship, etc.); rolling (start, plan, etc.); illegal street racing
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
until now; so far; up to the present
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
camera shake; picture blur; deviation; slight shifting
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
reaction; response; reaction
observation; survey; watching
to lie down; to throw oneself down
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
out of one's line; out of one's field
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate