bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
two kinds; second-class (e.g. mail)
two classes; double; two sets
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to triumph; to be elated with success
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
war; battle; match; game; competition
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
complete victory; winning a tournament with no losses
one more time; once more; once again
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production