monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
ignorance; (lack of) enlightenment or civilization (civilisation); unenlightened; uncivilized; uncivilised
(with a) start; fright; alarm
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
battlefield; battleground
to not take seriously; to take lightly
that is to say; so that means
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
resolute; determined; bold
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
Nishimura Masahiko (1960.12-)
Rikidōzan (1924-1963), Korean-Japanese professional wrestler
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
scraps of seaweed; death at sea (metaphor)
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
to be worried; to be troubled
to take flight; to disappear
deflation; contraction; shrinking; constriction
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
very; extremely; like the devil; as a demon
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
large dictionary; comprehensive dictionary; unabridged dictionary
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
clause; paragraph; argument; term (of an equation); (arch.) nape (of the neck)