to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
Salman Rushdie (British novelist)
Bombay (old name for Mumbai)
party; set; gang; company; person
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
(very) unusual; unconventional; eccentric; novel; original; striking
tense relationship; tense relations; strained relations; strained ties; tension
political issue (problem)
religious issue; religious problem; religious question
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
literary art; literary activity; writing
The Satanic Verses (novel by Salman Rushdie)
Hitoshi Igarashi (1947.6.10-1991.7.11; translator of the Satanic Verses)
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; presentation
Khomeini; Khomeini, Ruhollah Musavi (1900-1989; supreme leader of Iran)
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
fatwa; legal pronouncement in Islam, issued by a religious law specialist on a specific issue
decision; ruling; award; arbitration
Metropolitan Police Department (Tokyo)
police officer; policeman; constable
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
stand; rest; setting (of a gem); mounting; stock (in grafting); counter for machines and vehicles; level (e.g. price level)
extra-sensory perception; ESP; psi; psychokinesis; PK
pioneer; trailblazer; leader; groundbreaker; pathfinder; forerunner