the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
to blaze; to burn brightly
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
demonic; devilish; satanic; diabolic
staying in the air; remaining airborne
indifferent; paying no attention; taking no notice
simply; merely; only; solely
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
drawing; painting; picture
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
bright red; crimson lotus flower
grand; magnificent; majestic; great; sublime
being dotted about; being scattered; being interspersed
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
natural disaster; natural calamity; act of God
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
to lose one's mind; to go crazy; to lose one's senses; to lose consciousness
sympathy; compassion; pity
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
accumulation (of discontent, frustration, etc.); buildup; suppression (e.g. of anger)
negative emotions; negative feelings
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
binding hand and foot; sleep paralysis; temporary feeling of paralysis; being tied down with money
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
violent emotion; passion; fury