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; reinforcement
disaster preparedness; prevention of damage resulting from a natural disaster; protection against disaster
set (of things); combo; setting up; preparing; setting (hair); set (in tennis, volleyball, etc.); set (in a play, film, etc.)
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
to hold fast; to protect to the end
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
as much as one can; as much as possible
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
mass; quality and quantity
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 (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
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
muddy place; mud; mire; sludge; slush; quagmire
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down
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 come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
caster; newscaster; news anchor; anchorman
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
modest; reserved; quiet; frugal; simple; plain
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
since; henceforth; ever since
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
network; Internet; net (e.g. hairnet, tennis net); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
way out; means to escape; escape route
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)