as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
first experience (of something); first sexual experience
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
joint; seam; joining point
to pause; to have a short intermission
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
place; room; margin; scope
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
New Year's Eve; end of the year
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
dull sound; muffled sound
richly colored; richly coloured
to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; to ripen; to grow ripe
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
little-known good place; good out-of-the-way place; well-kept secret place; hole-in-the-wall
splendour; splendor; pompousness; magnificence
reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
obstinate; stubborn; obstinate person; stubborn person
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
thunderous roar; roaring sound
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
flash (of light); glint; schiller
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
to open some distance (e.g. with other people)
to go along; to walk along; to follow