hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
longed-for; anxiously awaited
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by
while surprised; suddenly
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
for the present; for the time being
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
inner circumference; internal circumference
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to lower the curtain; to come to an end
exposure to wind; severe criticism
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
hi; hello; hey; listen!; oh; come on!
I appreciate your efforts
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
natural virtue; personal virtue
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
on bad terms; at loggerheads
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
temporary; provisional; interim