bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
just because; even if; even though
with no physical defects; in perfectly good health; sound in wind and limb
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to do someone in; to bump someone off
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
accompanied by a woman; accompanied by women
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
juvenile delinquents roaming about the city in groups
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
having a child (usu. from a former relationship); accompanied by one's child
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
senior high school; high school
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
strict; hidebound; inflexible; being a stickler for the rules; sticking hard and fast to the rules
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
black-market lending; illegal loan
work; business; company; study
sex establishment; brothel
telephone dating or sex service; sex chat line
spacious; roomy; broad; wide; extensive
company; corporation; workplace
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding