bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
to be needed; to be wanted
another time; some other time
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
inside (a refrigerator, warehouse, etc.)
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
God; god; ace; king; superior person
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
end; close; conclusion; termination
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
founder of a religious sect
one theory (opinion); another theory (opinion)
New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia); new world
arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
to keep away; to keep at a distance
irreligion; lack of religion; unbelief