bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
change of schedule; schedule change
poor physical health; bad shape
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
authentic; credible; creditworthy; dependable; reliable; sound
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
regarding as sacred; apotheosis; deification; sanctification
to have a tendency to; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
clanging; empty; deserted
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
very good luck; excellent fortune
form; situation; condition
grasping the present situation; having an accurate grasp of the situation
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
to find somebody's weak spot; (lit.) to drill a hole
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
though; even if; whether ... or ...
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
at the last moment; this late in the game
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
ignorant of the ways of the world
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
moment by moment; hour by hour
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
button (clothing); push-button