repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
garbage collection point; place to leave rubbish; designated garbage area
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
stealthy footsteps; walking on tiptoe
out-of-school; off-campus
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
unlimited; endless; boundless; infinite
everything turning out fine; the whole thing being settled
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
to put one's strength into
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead
bloodshed; (lit.) rain of blood
(shooting up) one after another; (sprouting up) all over the place; (growing) rapidly
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
being about to cry; the verge of tears
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
Rohan; Rohan Kōda (1867-1947; novelist)
Tolstoy; Tolstoi; Tolstoy, Leo (1828-1910; Russian writer)
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
to change (buses, boats, etc.); to transfer (to); to possess (of a god, spirit, etc.)
curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)
blasphemy; profanity; sacrilege; desecration; defilement
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
7th day of the month; seven days
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
retiring from military service
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
failing to be elected; election defeat; losing an election; not being accepted (for a prize, exhibition, etc.); rejection; failing to win a prize
change of job; change of occupation; career change
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
4th day of the month; four days
Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2