hell realm; Naraka; Hell; hell; misery; place where a volcano or hot springs constantly spew smoke or steam
escaping from prison; breaking out of prison; jailbreak; jailbreaking (a smartphone, video game console, etc.)
imprisonment; incarceration
painting of a scene in Hell; a picture of Hell
to go to hell; to fall into hell; to be damned
to live through hell; to go to hell and back; to suffer dire straits
during imprisonment; while in jail
low-ranking prison guard; hell's tormenting devils
prison gate; decapitation (of a criminal) and exposure of the head to public view (Edo-period punishment)
hell on earth; living hell
being readily aware of rumors and gossip; being quick to learn secrets; having sharp ears; ability to remember everything one hears
antlion (larva); doodlebug; antlion pit
the Avici hell (the eighth and most painful of the eight hells); hell of uninterrupted suffering
the cauldron of Hell (in which sinners are boiled)
escaped prisoner; fugitive
roundup; wholesale arrest
death in jail; death in prison
picture of Hell; painting representing Hell
manna from heaven; an oasis in the desert; godsend; good fortune when one needed it most; meeting a good Samaritan in one's hour of need; (lit.) (meeting) Buddha in hell
(going straight) from heaven to hell
being imprisoned; being sent to prison
debt trap; debt hell; being in debt up to one's ears
inside a prison; in prison
trying of a crime; conviction; condemnation to death by beheading
Avici hell (the eighth and most painful of the eight hells)
money talks; money is the key that opens all doors; money is the best lawyer in hell; (lit.) even the verdict of hell is determined by money
beheading followed by mounting of the head on a pike in front of the prison (Edo period)
bribery scandal; graft case
platform on which the decapitated head of a criminal was displayed
creeping bugleweed (Ajuga decumbens)
(entrance) examination hell
prison window; (behind) prison bars
Sañjīva (one of the Eight Greater Hells); hell of being torn to pieces and revived over and over
imprisonment; incarceration
one plank's thickness below lies hell; on a boat, one is only an inch or two from a watery grave
examination hell; ordeal of entrance examinations
prison regulations; prison rules
prison diary; diary written in prison
Mahāraurava; The Hell of Great Wailing; The Great Screaming Hell; the fifth of eight hot hells in Buddhism
going to hell; falling into hell
wicked; evil; wastrel; scoundrel; organized crime; yakuza
picture of Hell; painting representing Hell
police custody; police detention; substitute prison
with great relief; as if meeting a friend in need; (lit.) as if having met a Buddha in hell
commuters' hell; commuting hell
even the demons of hell rest during Obon and the New Year
traffic hell; traffic congestion
released convict; discharged prisoner
between the devil and the deep blue sea; (lit.) both advancing and retreating are hell
you can make friends anywhere; (lit.) (you can make) acquaintances even in hell
the line between good and evil is no wider than a razor's edge
don't believe everything you hear; (lit.) what is a paradise on hearsay may be a hell at sight
foxtail wedged tenon joint; blind tenon joint with wedges inserted into slots on its end
loan shark hell; distress caused by high-interest loans and aggressive collection methods
wood interlocking technique
you can make friends anywhere; (lit.) not even in hell is everyone an ogre