insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best
to keep a record; to keep a tally
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
with a snap; with a crack
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
light (flavor, color, etc.); simple; plain; frank; candid; easygoing
binding (someone) hand and foot; being tied down (by rules, obligations, etc.)
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
round; spherical; circular
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
selling area; counter; section; favorable time to sell; good time to sell
formation of a (political) party
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to dunk
blank space; margin; blank canvas
stamp; sticker (in messaging apps); (large) emoji
results of a scientific investigation; findings
lump of ice; block of ice; ice floe
iron (for pressing clothes); hair iron; hair tong; curling tong
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
directivity; directionality; intentionality
pressing; stamping; press (machine); the press; news media; military press (weight lifting)
submersion; inundation; being flooded
evaporation; disappearance (of a person); vanishing without a trace
good correspondent; ready writer
to be fulfilled; to be satisfied
to write (a new novel, play, song, etc.); to write (an original work for a specific purpose); to write specially (for)
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
command of English; proficiency in English; knowledge of English
misreading; misinterpreting
a.m.; before noon; ante meridiem; AM broadcasting; amplitude modulation
doing ...; in the process of ...
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story