bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to be at a loss for words
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
medium-sized paper (approx. 15x21 cm, used for notebooks); medium-sized photo print (approx. 10x13 cm)
as one had hoped; as one wishes
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
at that time; in those days
decreasing (graph falling to the right); shrinking; declining
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause); paying tribute; tribute
to beat to death; to club to death; to kill
how; in what way; how about; questionable
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
in accordance with; according to
largest class; top category
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
inhumanity; atrocity; abominable cruelty
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
(pressing) hard; badgeringly; pesteringly; repeatedly; urgingly
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal