evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
setting on fire; setting afire
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
ruins of a fire; fire-devastated area
main temple building; nave
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
ruin; wreck; mere skeleton; framework
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
otherwise; or else; if not
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
like; similar to; same as
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
aggression; invasion; raid
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
as fast as the wind, as quiet as the forest, as daring as fire, and immovable as the mountain
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
sea of fire; sea of flame
brave general; brave warrior; courageous general
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
to be conspicuous; to stand out
12th anniversary of one's death
anniversary of a person's death (on which Buddhist commemorative rites, etc. are performed); 49th day after a person's death, on which Buddhist rituals are performed
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
courteous; decorous; polite
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
from the viewpoint of; according to
one's real mother; natural mother; birth mother; biological mother
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
related (by blood); blood-related; of the same blood
(not) even once; (not) ever
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
moment by moment; hour by hour
to notify; to advise; to inform