to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
(very) unusual; unconventional; eccentric; novel; original; striking
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
jack-o'-lantern; jack o'lantern
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
crown; diadem; bottle cap
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
mask; disguise; guise; mask
opening; aperture (e.g. camera); opening one's mouth; beginning to speak; open; broad
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to rub together (e.g. one's hands)
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
imagination; supposition; guess
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to turn over; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (a flag); to let (a skirt, cape, etc.) flap in the wind
to carry in one's hand; to have in one's hand; to lead (e.g. troops); to present (an issue, policy, artistic work, etc.); to take up
or; OR (Boolean operator)
choice; selection; option
(the) ignorant masses; untaught populace; unlearned people
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)