to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
son of a bitch; piece of shit
roller coaster; big dipper
to turn a somersault; to turn over (topsy-turvy); to turn head over heels
to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be exhausted; to be tired out
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
skill; dexterity; proficiency
coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat); to be discouraged
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
hack; inferior horse; inferior person; incapable person
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
at a stroke; with a single swoop
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to bend; to warp; to lose heart
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
claustrophobia; fear of confined spaces
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
to surge; to well up; to gush out
retrogression; regression
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
official divorce registration papers
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)