high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
but; however; even though; even if
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
look like; sound like; savor of; smack of
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to pound away; to hit at random; to hit ceaselessly
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
volley firing; fusillade; broadside
corpse of a person who has met a violent death
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
without gaps; closely packed; always; usually; often; frequently
to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
low price; moderate price
(of fire) to spread; to extend itself
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
charred; burnt black; scorched black
destruction by fire; losing in a fire; being burnt down
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
whole nation; whole land; whole country
complete change; about-face
natural disaster; cataclysm
coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding
large drop (rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (grape, cherry, etc.)
human-wave tactics; throwing people at a problem
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked
to fess up; to come clean; to confess one's crimes; to spill the beans
covered in mud; mud-caked
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
rain and wind; driving rain