bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
time; hour; period; class
instant; moment; for an instant
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
to eat (fodder, grass, etc.); to receive (a salary); to receive a stipend from one's lord
royal castle; imperial castle
than; from; out of; except; but; more
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
to surround; to crowd around
to mark the end; to spell the end
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
gulp; gulping; swallowing
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
while surprised; suddenly
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
(truck) load-carrying tray; (bicycle) luggage carrier; roof rack
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
of course; certainly; naturally
inside one's heart; in one's mind