bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
container (e.g. shipping); skip
in the ground; in the earth; underground; subterranean
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
storehouse; warehouse; godown
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
store brand; straight bond; station break; full-back (in soccer); social business
dirty work; unpleasant task
compulsory investigation; compulsory search
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
like that; that way; thus
forgetting; lapse of memory
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
a short while ago; just now; already; for a long time
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
reality; actuality; hard fact
moneymaking; earning money
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
being the sole winner; beating everyone else; winner-take-all; mostly alone; mostly by oneself
both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
combination; union; combined; joint; congruence
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
indiscriminately; recklessly
each place; various places
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement