(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
dull-witted; stupid; foolish
unfortunately; unluckily; regrettably
unclean; dirty; unsanitary; indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene
germ; germs; bacteria; something harmful; vermin
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
backflip; backward somersault
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
dear; desired; missed; longed-for; nostalgic
H; h; indecent; lewd; (having) sex; nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; eternal life and prosperity
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
from the beginning; from scratch
light; faint; pale; fleeting
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
summer vacation; summer holiday
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
weight; heavyweight boxer
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
at regular intervals; evenly spaced