one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
serious look (on one's face); straight face
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
that kind of; that sort of; that; like that; in that way; so
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
tide; current; tendency; trend
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
empirically; from experience
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to sustain a serious wound
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to be greatly perplexed; to be at a loss; to be sorely troubled; to be greatly embarrassed
how many people; a number of people
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
only; merely; but; no more than
to rush back; to run back
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a description); to fit; to be suitable (e.g. of a word); to meet (requirements)
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
in the end; at the end of the day