cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
have a good day; take care; see you
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
crash; smash; crunch; bang; breaking sound
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
fragile item; broken article
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
bring-your-own (e.g. food and drink); carry-on (e.g. luggage)
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
gulping down (a drink); guzzling; chugging; sloshing around (of liquid in one's stomach)
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
stairs; stairway; staircase
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
restoration; restitution; rehabilitation
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
ninth day of the month; nine days
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
resentment; indignation; anger
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth