bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
dull sound; muffled sound
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
other side; opposite side; other party
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to develop a rash or inflammation (e.g. in response to a skin irritant); to react to (something); to be strongly influenced (usu. negative or critical nuance)
duty; obligation; responsibility
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
to lend an ear to; to listen to
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to take a fancy to something; to be moved; to feel inclined to
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
standing firm; holding out
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; trudgingly
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant