to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to squander (one's money); to run through (one's fortune); to lose money (e.g. by gambling)
hell on earth; living hell
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to read (someone's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
depiction; description; portrayal
to calm; to soothe; to soften; to ease; to quiet
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
instruments; equipment; implements; utensils; tools; apparatus
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
although I say; although one might say; although called
to pick up (with chopsticks); to take
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
to suspend (from); to hang (down); to dangle
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
many; numerous; various; large number of
real thing; original; actual
does not; can not; will not
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
countries; (various) nations
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
witch hunt (persecution of people accused of witchcraft); witch hunt (persecution of people considered a danger to society)
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
oppression; suppression; pressure
painting of a scene in Hell; a picture of Hell
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a description); to fit; to be suitable (e.g. of a word); to meet (requirements)