bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
Satori; folklore monster that can read minds
deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony
reality; actuality; hard fact
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
people; citizens; subjects; folk
bubble; foam; froth; suds; lather; head (on beer)
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
irregular; unsystematic; unsteady; disorderly
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to pile up; to accumulate
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
soft rush (Juncus effusus var. decipiens); common rush
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
lightly and smoothly (of movements); swiftly; glidingly; (progressing) smoothly; (solving) easily
splish-splash; with a splash
water pressure; hydraulic pressure
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
cotton rose (Hibiscus mutabilis); Confederate rose; dixie rosemallow; lotus blossom
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
deep place; depths; depth; profundity
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
thinking nothing of ...; undaunted by ...; in defiance of ...; in spite of ...; in the face of ...; ignoring ...
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa); 15,000 yen
great fortune; good luck; rice cake stuffed with bean jam
juicy (i.e. having lots of juice or liquid); Okinawan rice gruel meal
weariness; boredom; tedium; tiresomeness
yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill