bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
many; numerous; various; large number of
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
again; once more; a second time
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
action scene (in a movie)
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
embodiment; materialization; actualization; realization; taking form; taking shape
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
blow; shock; strike; batting
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
acting ability; talent as a performer
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
objection; dissent; protest
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
technical skill; ability; capacity
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat