signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
tout; swindler; con-man; pimp
with a broad grin; smirking
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
erotic; pornographic; obscene; perverted; horny; dirty
very young; little; childish; immature
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
hydroplane (submarines); diving plane; diving rudder
remainder of one's life; one's remaining days; time left (to live)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)