bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
clothes (that one is wearing); wearing clothes
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
to tear off; to strip; to rob
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
reception (telephone); listening (to a telephone)
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
presentation techniques; way of showing something
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
a little tight; a little snug; a little strong; a little harsh
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to push aside; to brush aside
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
to sleep together (for a man and a woman); to bring one's bodies together (e.g. for warmth)
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
at any moment (now); at any minute; on the verge of (doing); just about to
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
os uteri; cervical os; orifice of the uterus
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
to set one's teeth; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
orpiment; gamboge; falsification; alteration
broth; soup (esp. miso soup)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither