antiquity; the previous era
strategist; tactician; schemer
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
irreproachable conduct; good conduct; high morals
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
to make an example of; to make a victim of; to hold up someone (something) to ridicule; to pierce with a spear
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
suspension bridge; rope bridge
amorous feelings; feeling of being in love
the lower classes; the common people
head; brains; intelligence
measurement error; calculation error; discrepancy; deviation; difference
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
one revolution; one rotation
big hit (with); great success; great reception; great popularity; catching on greatly
pitching ability; counter for throws (of a javelin, bowling ball, etc.); counter for casts (of a line)
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything
tingling (with pain or numbness); throbbing; stinging; buzzing; chirring; chirping (of insects)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
extortion; blackmail; shakedown; extortionist; blackmailer; racketeer
raid; military attack by a mobile unit; hit-and-run attack; shortstop; short
few decades; many decades; several decades
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
to underrate; to make light of
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
viewing as a problem; problematizing
outrageous; wild (ambition, idea, etc.); crazy; inordinate; extravagant (e.g. claims); audacious
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
sequel; later development
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime