bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
going through; going via; going by way of
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
outside of; not covered by
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
distortion (often used for caricature in manga, etc.); deformation
to order; to command; to appoint
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
this and that; one thing or another
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to detain; to check; to restrain
the other day; a few days ago
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
sudden brake; coming to a sudden stop
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
appearance; figure; shape; form
to become dim; to become blurred
sharply; harshly; stingingly