nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
fort; stronghold; fortification
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
novel; story; (work of) fiction
extra (charge, fare, etc.); premium; bonus; (after a number) tenths increase
spirits; excitement; tension; tension (mental strain); anxiety
to a great extent; impressive; staggering; horrible; complete; whole
3rd day of the month; three days
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); (arch.) to have elegance; (arch.) to have refinement
close attention; (watching with) keen interest
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
pet saying; favorite phrase; stock phrase; manner of talking
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
Milky Way galaxy; Milky Way; the Galaxy; galactic system; galaxy
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
long-awaited; much-awaited
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
large-scale operation; large-scale campaign; major mission
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
revenge; having a second go (at something)
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble together; to put together (in a slapdash manner)