ex post facto report; report after the event
under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down; dodging; parrying (questions); disappointment; letdown
one or two; a few; small number
rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area
bluff; false show of power; bold front
(one's) military service record
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
extravagant spending; wasteful spending; splurging; squandering
a rival horse or candidate
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
ornament; decoration; figurehead; leader without real power
to disrupt; to ruin; to hinder; to thwart
competent; suitable; qualified
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
shortage of talented people; shortfall in human resources
change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
undeveloped (countries); backward; unentered
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
100,000,000; one hundred million
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
to be suspicious (of something or somebody)
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
firm promise; definite promise
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
small window; fenestella; scuttle (type of hatch on a ship)
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects