cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
to one's heart's content; following one's heart's desires
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
changing seasons; season's transition; transition from one season to the next; turn of the seasons; turning of the seasons
just one person; only one
solitude; loneliness; isolation
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
god of fire (in Japanese mythology, usu. Kagutsuchi no Kami)
daytime television serial; soap opera
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
possessiveness; desire to monopolize (monopolise); desire for control
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to join forces; to cooperate
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
loop; band; loop (programming); loop (railway line); time loop; temporal loop
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
hot blood; warm blood; zeal; fervor; fervour