bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
to squash; to crush; to flatten
with a bump; with a clunk
don't worry about it; forget about it
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
stronghold; citadel; headquarters
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
with no regard to one's appearances; with no concern of how one's act looks like
to agree on the principle; to firmly establish a policy
signature move (assoc. with a martial artist, wrestler, etc.); finishing move
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
ten (long cylindrical things)
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
arbor; arbour; suffix forming the final part of the pseudonyms of some writers and performers; suffix forming the final part of the name of a restaurant
blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
railing; guard rail; (arch.) (shining) brightly (of the moon or stars); (arch.) (flowing) endlessly (of tears)
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
set of three; three sets; three classes
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
various foreign countries; several foreign countries
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd