blunder; bungle; gaffe; bungling; stupid; tactless
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
flame; blaze; fire; attack; aggression
oldest member of a group; longest-serving member
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
being outstanding; excelling; being foremost
rare; extraordinary; unparalleled; unparallelled
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
tiger's tail; gooseneck loosestrife (Lysimachia clethroides); Asplenium incisum (species of spleenwort)
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
swordstick; sword cane; loaded cane
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
heaven's net has large meshes, but nothing escapes
being beyond recovery; having no hope of recovery
hard-boiled (person, style, etc.); tough; hard-boiled fiction
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
circular; circulating letter
protection; defence; support; safeguarding; championship; vindication
requisition; requisitioning; seizure; confiscation; impounding; retaining (e.g. deposit)
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
if possible; if it is in my power; if it was realistic
to be able to eat; to be able to swallow
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
sender; consignor; remitter
language of flowers (e.g. the use of red roses to signify love); floriography
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
the pace of change makes ten years back seem like ancient history