bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to badger; to pester; to beg
innermost secrets (of an art or skill); mysteries; essence; heart
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
lying face down; lying on one's face; lying prostrate
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
inexpert or untrained eyes
while running; while moving; in motion
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
to succeed; to bear fruit
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
whistle (sound made with the lips)
raincoat; mackintosh; macintosh; trench coat
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to thrust down; to push off
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
accident; emergency; calamity
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
distortion; falsification; perversion
light (e.g. colour, color)
small; fine; detailed; stingy
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
stillness; repose; standing still
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus