bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
rhythmical; rhythmic; well-paced
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
nothing but; except; no more than
to take care of some business; to go on an errand; to relieve oneself; to do one's business; to go to the toilet
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
the other day; lately; recently
izakaya; tavern, bar, etc. that also serves various dishes and snacks
occupation; taking and maintaining exclusive control (of a location)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to drain; to flow (unobstructed); to sell well; to be in good demand; to exit the stage; to remove (a prop) from the stage
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
male; manly; brave; larger (of the two); greater; (arch.) man
coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming
after that; afterwards; thereafter
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
one more time; once more; once again
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
genuine; authentic; true; real
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
false rumor (rumour); groundless rumor; misinformation
to blow in (of wind, rain, etc.); to blow (air) into (e.g. a balloon); to breathe (new life) into; to inspire (someone) with; to put into someone's head; to record (audio; on tape, vinyl, etc.)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
treatment; conduct (towards another); behavior; stage performance; movements (of an actor); acting gestures
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
rare; strange; odd; peculiar
account; history; notice; note; Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE); Records of Ancient Matters
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from