bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
tenth day of the month; ten days
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to blunder; to fail; to make a mistake
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to tuck up (e.g. skirt); to abridge; to cut short
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to apologize; to apologise
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
from here; from this place
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
(principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie; peace-at-any-price; don't rock the boat
myself; yourself; I; me; you
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
chit; sales slip; voucher
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
kusaya; brined, sun-dried fish (usu. mackerel scad) which has a very pungent smell