state of the war; war situation
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
how long; how much; to what extent
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to one's heart's content; following one's heart's desires
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
retry; another try; another go
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
lighting up; illumination; floodlighting
to be transparent; to show through
halo; angel ring; glow of freshly washed or treated hair
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
crispy; crunchy; tearing; ripping; spirited; energetic
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan
Last Judgment (judgment of mankind to take place when the world ends, according to various religious traditions)
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
to summon courage; to be brave
around the world; throughout the world
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
serious; not joking; straight
to grow up; to become an adult
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
as good as dead; might as well be dead; more dead than alive
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
greenhouse; hothouse; conservatory; glasshouse