attention seeker; look-at-me
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
coward; gutless person; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
sympathy; empathy; response
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to fail; to screw up; to stuff up
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
in a train (car, bus, etc.); on a train
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
in a great quantity; plentifully; greatly
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
to dress oneself up; to deck oneself out
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
remaining heat; residual excitement; lingering enthusiasm
official divorce registration papers
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
rehabilitation (in society)
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit