bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
Don (Spanish honorific); bigwig; important person
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
that day; the very same day
factory; plant; mill; workshop
always; all the time; at all times; (at) any time; whenever (you like)
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
eating together; dining together; having a meal together
telephone call; telephone (device)
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
1,000,000; one million; million; many
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
first place; first rank; units position (of a number)
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman; (arch.) consort (of the emperor) of the third rank (ritsuryō system)
the nth ...; divisions of a kabuki performance