announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
in history; ever; historical
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
deformity; malformation; strange shape; unusual shape
to crawl out of; to creep out of
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
monstrously ugly; hideous; ugly and bizarre
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to poke each other; to jab each other
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
scene; view; prospect; outlook
torii; Shinto shrine archway
white plaster wall; tofu; bean curd
storehouse with thick (earthen) walls; godown
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
fish market; fish dealer; fishmonger
greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
store that has been gone out of business; household that lives without carrying on a business
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
to be erected; to be built
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
unique; peculiar; singular
dim; vague; indistinct; faint; obscure
ground glass; frosted glass
particulars; details; specified items
magic; sorcery; incantation
to turn towards; to point
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated