the "a" column of the Japanese syllabary table (a, i, u, e, o)
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
secretary; councillor; councilor
young master; son of a high-ranking person
Don Quixote (book, titular character); Don Quijote (discount chain store)
ouch!; hot, hot, hot!; something hot; fire
closely contested constituency; highly competitive marketplace; (fig.) battleground
rolling (ship, etc.); rolling (start, plan, etc.); illegal street racing
battle royal (pro wrestling); battle royale (game genre)
pothunting; bounty hunting; pothunter; bounty hunter
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
outside the hall (or stadium, market, etc.); off the grounds; off the premises; off-track
unreasonably stubborn; not knowing when to give up
known as ...; also known as ...; called ...; AKA
person with a bounty on their head
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
flaring up; bursting into flames
to win through (e.g. to finals); to advance
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; (arch.) evil deed; (arch.) wrongdoing; (arch.) wrongdoer
weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs
charred; burnt black; scorched black