annulation; ring shape; loop shape
fortress; stronghold; citadel
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
flour; meal; powder; dust
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
scale; scope; plan; structure
Mie prefecture (Kinki area)
Gunma prefecture (Kanto area)
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
Shimane prefecture (Chūgoku area)
local authority; local government; locality; local self-governing body; municipality
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary
common people; ordinary people; masses
large amount of money; great cost
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
on bad terms; at loggerheads