bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
disaster preparedness; prevention of damage resulting from a natural disaster; protection against disaster
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to hold fast; to protect to the end
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
trivial; not amounting to much
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
indoor (court, pool, etc.)
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain; pelting rain; cloudburst
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
quagmire; sludge; mud; slush; mire
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
caster; newscaster; news anchor; anchorman
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
modest; reserved; quiet; humble
moderate; proper; just right
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
considerably; greatly; a lot
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
way out; means to escape; escape route