lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
just past noon; afternoon
tub bath; washing oneself in a tub; taking a bath in a washtub; cleaning oneself for religious purification; ablution
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
turning point; change; transition; (arch.) point of difference
physical condition; state of health
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
competitive swimming; swimming race
triumphant return; returning in triumph
swimming; bathing; getting on in the world
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
high (e.g. spirits); merry; high; high (i.e. feeling of extreme pleasure)
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
withdrawal; revocation; repeal; demolition; removal
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful sight
reconciliation (with one's spouse, adopted child, etc.)
cruelty; hard-heartedness
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms
curious onlookers; rubbernecks