cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
reimbursement; compensation; reparation; indemnity
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
disgrace; discredit; dishonor; dishonour; blot; shame
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury
to be urgent; to be pressing; to be imminent
to keep (a person) waiting
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
learning about the world; preparation for life in the community; work experience
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
listings magazine; (lit.) information magazine
relatively; comparatively
to understand from experience
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
to swagger; to strut; to be confident; to have no worries
otherwise; or else; if not
heretical religion; damaging religion; heresy
every evening; night after night
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
to look forward to something
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
enraged outcry; loud protest; being bitterly criticized by others; being loudly denounced by others
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
(arch.) Chinese bamboo; (arch.) bamboo imported from China (often used to make flutes); descending vertical sword attack (in kendo, etc.)