bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to crouch; to squat; to cower
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
end; close; finish; end of play (in go)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to rush over; to run up to
to become pale; to turn pale
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
observation; survey; watching
disorder; disturbance; unrest
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
forced laugh; forced smile