explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
teaching assistant; TA; technology assessment; TA; terminal adapter; TA
timer; time switch; stopwatch; time keeper; self-timer; (delay) timer
desktop; desktop computer; desktop (primary display screen on a personal computer)
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
such a thing; something like that
this kind of; this sort of; this; like this; in this way
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
power; might; authority; influence
to cut down (grass, etc.; by swinging a sickle, scythe, etc.); to mow
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; requesting a video review (of a referee's call)
now that; since; so long as; because
look!; there!; here!; that is
uppercase letter; capital letter; large character; large writing; the (kanji) character "dai" meaning "big"; huge character "dai" formed by fires lit on the side of a mountain in Kyoto on August 16 each year
finish; end; conclusion; landing (in gymnastics)
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
Latin alphabet; Roman alphabet; romaji; romanized Japanese; system of transliterating Japanese into the Latin alphabet
10th day of the month; ten days
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
barrier; gate; seki; mutual life
Yamashiro (former province located in the south of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)
Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture)
border (between countries); national border
barrier; checkpoint; checking station
Shiga Prefecture (Kinki area)
Heijō-kyō (capital of Japan from 710-40 and 745-84; located in present-day Nara)
area; region; district; locality
Sei Shōnagon (author and poet of the middle Heian period)
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition
to throw at; to turn; to raise
three generations; third generation immigrant; sansei; the third (e.g. Henry III)
frunk; front trunk (e.g. of a car)
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)