bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
scattering (e.g. dust in the wind, enemies before an assault); dispersal; flying off (in all directions); flying apart
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
standing together in a disorderly fashion; standing close around; crowding together; flooding in (applicants, election candidates, etc.)
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
to straighten up; to sit upright
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
to order; to command; to appoint
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to be intimate with; to befriend
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
that is to say; so that means
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
remaining; left-over; excess
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
dark gray; dark grey; donjiki (clerical dress)