bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
very; much; greatly; a lot of
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
to go out and away; to leave
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
messy; untidy; disorderly; higgledy-piggledy
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
first experience (of something); first sexual experience
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
to mix; to stir; to blend
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
one's youth; one's youthful days (years); the flower of one's youth; the springtime of one's life
sense of values; values; value system
recollection; reminiscence
moving; relocation; change of address; transfer (of deeds, property, etc.); demise
to start; to start up; to embark on; to get going; to commence
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
(sense of) taste; counter for food, drink, medicine, etc.
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
(metaphor for) something unusually fast; (lit.) fleeing hare