bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
probability; likelihood; chances
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
done; just done; just finished
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
together; at the same time; same; identical
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
two persons; two people; pair; couple
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
how; in what way; how about
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...