failure; mistake; blunder
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood
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)
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
origin; appearance of auspicious omen
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
ancestral; hereditary; imported; transmitted; handed down
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)
secret; private; surreptitious
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
inner palace (in Edo Castle); palace's ladies chambers; shogun's harem
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
Wouldn't It Be Loverly (song)
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
to unfold; to unroll; to open
beautiful breasts; well-shaped breasts