bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
determination; resolution
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
soft-hearted; susceptible; sentimental; tender-hearted
one's real father; natural father; biological father
father's side of family; paternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
desperately; for one's dear life
to talk about someone behind their back; to backbite
barn (for storage); shed; outbuilding
study; library; den; home office; reading room
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
to bring back; to restore
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor); research assistant
stole (shawl); stall; stall (of an engine); (animal) stall
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
to grieve over; to mourn; to lament
to be affectionate towards; to show tenderness towards; to treat tenderly; to love
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
research institute; (research) laboratory
as much as one can; as much as possible
kitchen; financial situation; finances
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
reconstruction; rebuilding; restructuring
entirety; whole; balance (in Zen); equality
heating; application of heat
lightly; gently; (breaking apart) easily
to burn; to roast; to grill; to bake
complete failure; debacle; fiasco; disaster
self-education; self-instruction; self-study