hell on earth; living hell
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
accident; disaster; incident; uprising; emergency
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
with a whizz; whistling sound; whizzing by; gushing out (e.g. of blood)
birth (esp. of a famous person); nativity
few decades; many decades; several decades
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
28th day of the month; 28 days
second most important provincial shrine; (arch.) second-born imperial prince
kagura; traditional Shinto music and dancing
Chinese firebird; Chinese phoenix
film, play, novel, etc. with parallel storylines focusing on different characters; multiprotagonist story; multi-POV story
gradually; day by day; every day; each day
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
cheering in chorus; saying in unison
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
great war; great battle; world war
government; administration; ministry
unconfirmed; unidentified
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
roofed corridor connecting two buildings; connecting passageway; skyway; skybridge; skywalk
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
how; how much; to what extent; no matter how (much); however
being startled; getting a shock
cautious; careful; shrewd; tactful; prudent; faultless
raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)