bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
Napoleon; napoleon (Japanese card game)
generation; lifetime; the age; the day; the first (e.g. Elizabeth I); issei
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
pascal (unit of pressure); PASCAL (language); Pascal (Blaise)
fanaticism; zealotry; blind devotion
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
collection of books; (personal) library
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
study; learning; tutorial
doctor of philosophy; PhD
work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
revision (of text); alteration; change
joint authorship; co-authorship; collaboration; joint work
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
crisis in a battle; death
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
sword play; samurai drama
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though