very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle
someone else's problem; (lit.) fire on the opposite shore
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
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
crash; smashing (into); ramming; clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.); conflict
to pitch forward; to fall forward
seat belt; seatbelt; safety belt
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to be blown off; to be blown away; to disappear; to vanish; to rush; to hurry
rivalry (between two irreconcilable forces); conflict; strife; mutual overcoming cycle (of the five elements in Chinese philosophy; wood overcomes earth, earth overcomes water, water overcomes fire, fire overcomes metal, metal overcomes wood); excessive destructive cycle
at the window; by the window; next to the window
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
normal temperature; room temperature; constant temperature; fixed temperature
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
to shoot through (a door, the heart, etc.); to go through
indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate
crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
burnt field; burnt area; land devastated by fire
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
steel frame; steel beam; steel girder
empty lot; vacant plot of land
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)
great disaster; catastrophe; train wreck
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
such; like that; in that way
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable