spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
heat haze; shimmer of hot air
to accrete; to become whole; to come together
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles
arranging in a line; standing in a row; parallel (electronics, computing, etc.)
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
mudslinging contest; mudslinging match
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
match; game; bout; contest
trying out a new sword or blade (originally on someone, but now on soaked straw targets)
manager; landlord; warden; root (user)
bout (in sports, etc.); match; effort; initiative; dealing with
interest (in something); enthusiasm
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to sell like hot cakes; to fly off the shelves
shriek of delight; cry of joy
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
to establish an emotional bond with; to reach out to; to relate to
extremely familiar; very well-acquainted
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
key (to understanding); point (e.g. of an argument)
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate