I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
supply; supplying; replenishment
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
arrow with a whistle attached; whistling arrow used to signal the start of battle
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
how long; how far; how much
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
(not so) much; (not) very
to be of help; to be useful; to go toward
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)