oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to be unable to bear (something) any longer; to be unable to put up with (something) any longer
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
to excel in one thing; to be a master in an art
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
soda pop (esp. fruit-flavored); pop; (fizzy) lemonade; sweet carbonated drink
wet towel (supplied at table); hot, moistened hand towel
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
such; this sort of; like this
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
ideological offense; crime of espousing dangerous ideas; political crime; ideological offender; thought crime
of course; certainly; naturally
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)