bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over (something); pondering
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to quicken; to speed up; to gather speed
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
new graduate; recent graduate
joining a company; getting a job with a company; starting work at a company
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
(not) a single person; (no) one
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue