bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
light blue; pale blue; aqua
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
two times; twice; two degrees
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
how; in what way; how about
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
manner of using one's hands
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to be entwined; to be involved
rice grasshopper (of genus Oxya); grasshopper; locust (of family Catantopidae)
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination