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goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre; specter
子供の頃、化け物の話が怖かった。
When I was a child, monster stories scared me.
あの投手は百五十キロを投げる化け物だ。
That pitcher is a monster who throws 150 km/h.
夜道で何か化け物のような影を見た気がした。
I thought I saw something like a monster's shadow on a nighttime road.