bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
pressure; oppression; suppression
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
rather; better; instead; if anything
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
in comparison to; rather than
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
intimacy; affection; familiarity
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
frank; candid; outspoken; unreserved
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)