bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
choice; selection; pickup (phonograph); stylus bar; pickup truck; pickup
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
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
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
it's no joke; gimme a break!
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
gradually; little by little; soon; before long; here and there; scattered
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to have (something) innate; to be born with
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament