left side; left-hand side
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
facing north; northern exposure
preparation; arrangements
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
to face; to go towards; to head towards
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
answering machine; answer phone
marathon; long-distance race
reaching; attaining; arrival
evident; plain; distinct; clear
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
moment; brief space of time
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
stress relief; stress release; blowing off steam
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)