bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
serious; severe; grave; acute
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
to step over or across; to overcome
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
married woman; another's wife
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
sad; wretched; deplorable
at work; in the midst of work; working
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
regular; regular member (e.g. of football team, etc.); regular (petrol, gasoline)
(period of) a year; during an era