dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
war; fighting; fierce competition
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
the world; the earth; this world (as opposed to heaven)
sound of pistol fire; sound of exploding gunpowder; exchange of (pistol) fire; shootout; conflict
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
(not) so much; (not) that much
only; merely; but; no more than
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
brief moment; blink of an eye (time span)
Great Leap Forward (failed attempt to industrialize China and increase agricultural production, from 1958-1960); significant breakthrough; great strides
innumerable; countless; numberless
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
(made of) stone; stone-built
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
town; city; municipal; urban
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn