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hell on earth; living hell

Buddhism

the cauldron of Hell (in which sinners are boiled)

Buddhism

the Avici hell (the eighth and most painful of the eight hells); hell of uninterrupted suffering

burning hell; inferno

Idiomatic expression

(going straight) from heaven to hell

debt trap; debt hell; being in debt up to one's ears

Proverb

money talks; money is the key that opens all doors; money is the best lawyer in hell; even the verdict of hell is determined by money

bribery scandal

Ansei Purge (1858-1860)

creeping bugleweed (Ajuga decumbens)

Buddhism

Avici hell (the eighth and most painful of the eight hells)

Buddhism

The Eight Greater Hells

Buddhism

flames of hell

(entrance) examination hell

Buddhism

Sañjīva (one of the Eight Greater Hells); hell of being torn to pieces and revived over and over

examination hell; ordeal of entrance examinations

Proverb

there is only the thickness of the boat's planking between one and perdition; on a boat, one is only an inch or two from a watery grave

Buddhism

Mahāraurava; The Hell of Great Wailing; The Great Screaming Hell; the fifth of eight hot hells in Buddhism

police custody; police detention; substitute prison

Work of art, literature, music, etc. name

The Woman-Killer (bunraku play by Chikamatsu Monzaemon); The Woman-Killer and the Hell of Oil

picture of Hell; painting representing Hell

commuters' hell; commuting hell

Idiomatic expression

with great relief; as if meeting a friend in need; as if having met a Buddha in hell

traffic hell, traffic congestion