bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
after that; afterwards; thereafter
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
firmly; plentifully; with all one's might
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
together; at the same time; same; identical