to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
smelting furnace; blast furnace
scene; spectacle; sight; view
pursuit of profits; profit-seeking
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
the country; countryside; rural districts; cultivated land; fields
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
modern civilization; modern world
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
laying (a railroad, pipes, naval mines, etc.); construction
boom; rage; fad; boom; cross-arm
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
posterity; future life; life to come
rare; extraordinary; singular
innumerable; countless; numberless
Europe and America; the West
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
one-by-one; separately; in detail
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to amuse oneself; to make merry
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
special; particular; peculiar; unique
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off