bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
cloud of dust (sand, etc.)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
fully loaded; full load; loaded condition
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
class; heading; group; category
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
mineral dust; mine dust; fine particles; dust
crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
arrow (symbol); (romantic) interest (for a certain person); direction (of one's attention, etc.)
gas station; petrol station
postbox; mailbox; pillar box
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
measuring; weighing; metric; distance function
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer