bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
continuation; succession; series; continuous
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
whoosh (of something suddenly spreading, billowing, swelling, or gushing outward); fwoosh; (bursting) into tears; suddenly (crying)
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
upper; upward; outer; surface; top
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
peafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick)
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
influence; effect; impact
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
if you think about it; come to think of it
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to hang one's head; to droop one's head