bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
obsolescence; becoming obsolete (of a product, etc.)
stale; hackneyed; cliched
explanatory; expository; elucidatory
small theatre; kabuki performed in a small theatre; little performance; short acted scene; act
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
fragile article; breakables; broken article
ceremonial; ritual; ritualistic; formal
irradiation; radiation; beaming; exposure (to light); illumination
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
ogling; eyeing (lecherously); leering; staring
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
to press against each other; to huddle together
whispering into a person's ear
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
symbol; emblem; mental image; representation; idea
restoration; return; reduction; resolution; deoxidization
dated; date; fixed; external
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape; sexual assault
seeing through; fluoroscopy; roentgenoscopy; clairvoyance; seeing through (objects)
punishment without a legal trial; vigilantism
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
rehabilitation; reinstatement; restoration of rights
leaving open; leaving ajar; outspoken; frank
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
background (of a case, incident, etc.)