daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to repeat; to do something over again
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
at regular intervals; evenly spaced
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
with a light thud; with a flop; with a (light) clap; suddenly (stop, come to an end, etc.)
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
succession; continuation; series; sequence
upper; upward; outer; surface; top
really; truly; indeed; good grief
for the first time in one's life
sympathy; compassion; pity
to follow another's example
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
to fire a gun; to let off a gun; to loose off a shell
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
spectator; sightseer; onlooker
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
(chlorine) feeder tube; (ammunition) cartridge
ignition; lighting; firing; setting off