shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
just past noon; afternoon
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to rise; to erect; to get up
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
viewing through a window; passing through a window; going through a window; doing through a window
washing; sashimi chilled in iced water
dental brushing; brushing one's teeth; dentifrice; toothpaste; tooth powder
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
confidentiality; nondisclosure
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
insight; power of observation
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
one day; (on) a certain day
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
imperial palace; festival dolls representing the emperor and the empress
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
promotion; raising of status
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
strenuous exertion; spurt; splurge
near; close; beside; third person