bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
with a view to marriage; with marriage in mind
having a child (usu. from a former relationship); accompanied by one's child
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
to subsist; to keep on living
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
theatre; theater; playhouse
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
big fan (of something or someone); great fan
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
very; extremely; excessively
ultrahigh speed; ultrafast
to make do errands; to set to scutwork
big leakage; uncontained leak
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
sobriety; soberness; sober face
formal marriage interview
feigned tears; crocodile tears
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
factional dispute; factional strife; rivalry between factions
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to press against each other; to huddle together
golden age; prime; heyday; season (for fruit, vegetables, etc.); best time