hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
early arrival (at work); reporting early for work; taking an early shift; leaving the house early in the morning (to go to work)
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer
probability; likelihood; chances
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
preference; priority; precedence
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
sickroom; hospital room; ward
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
reading but not responding to a text message (in a chat application); leaving (someone) on read
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
colorless and transparent
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
stairs; stairway; staircase
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
simply put; putting it simply; in short