bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
verdant; fresh and green; bright green; lush
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
dissolute; dissipated; licentious; slovenly; untidy; messy
clear (distinction); distinct; clear-cut; sharp
(arch.) violent and angry; shining; glittering; sparkling
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
to do (attend to) business
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
overseas travel (to Western countries); going abroad (to study or travel); store operated by a foreigner (in pre-communist China)
to order; to command; to appoint
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
perfunctory; going-through-the-motions-sort of (invitation, gift, etc.)
attendance; presence; appearance
dessert (course of a meal); multi-item dessert menu; multi-plate dessert
smoking room; smoking compartment
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
to judge; to decide; to solve; to decipher; to divine; to guess
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
progress; advance; improvement; development
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor