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
difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap
standing together in a disorderly fashion; standing close around; crowding together; flooding in (applicants, election candidates, etc.)
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
to be intimate with; to befriend
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
inheritance; something given or received
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
equality; impartiality; evenness
hegemony; leadership; initiative
a very short while ago; very early (e.g. in the morning)
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
life and death; life or death
moment by moment; hour by hour
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
solution; solution strategy
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
genius; prodigy; natural gift
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath