bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
slamming one's hand into the wall in front of somebody (e.g. to stop them from leaving; often viewed as romantic); banging on the wall (e.g. to quieten one's neighbour)
suddenly lifting somebody's face by their chin (in a domineering yet romantic fashion)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
living together (with one more person)
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
boy; son; baby boy; young man
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
witnessing; observing; sighting
and; thereupon; because of that
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so