to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
system; organization; organisation; architecture
phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
guard (on a sword); brim (of a hat); visor; brim (of a pot); flange
script used to write Sanskrit (esp. Siddham)
gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream
hammer; mallet; sledgehammer; gavel
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
five (long cylindrical things)
aborted fetus (foetus); miscarried fetus; stillborn fetus; newborn baby
final coat (of paint, plaster, varnish, etc.); finish; glazing; adding more of the same (of something negative, e.g. shame)
with a clatter; with a fling (opening a door, window, etc.); bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); cheerfully
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
possession (by a spirit, demon, etc.); dependence (on)
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
mad (with grief, love, etc.); crazy; out of one's mind; on the verge of insanity
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start; beginning
letting (someone) die without helping
standard; set; routine; decided
accelerated; accelerating; gathering speed; exponentially increasing
halation (i.e. in photography, a halo-effect when additional light leaks out around the subject)
to rage; to run amok; to tear around
to get burned and stuck on (e.g. rice in a pan); to become uncollectable (e.g. debt or loan); to become irrecoverable; to remain unchanged (e.g. stock market)
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
to participate in; to take part in; to play a part in; to receive; to be given; to enjoy
sweeping with fire; mowing down; strafing
(right at the) side; just beside
(artillery) barrage; bullet hell; curtain fire; barrage of scrolling comments (overlaid on an online video)
to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much
pulverization; pulverisation; reducing to pieces; crushing; smashing