large-scale work; voluminous work; monumental work; great work; masterpiece
epic film; spectacular big-budget production
screening (a movie); showing; to screen a movie
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
gunshot; bullet; lost messenger; truant messenger; bull's-eye (candy)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
stiff neck; stiff shoulders
failed creative work; flop; dud; bomb
sensitivity (e.g. of a measuring instrument); reception (radio, TV, etc.); sensitivity (of film)
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)
to say nasty things (about); to use abusive language
to be understood by each other (of thoughts, feelings, etc.); to be comprehended; to exchange with each other (thoughts, feelings, etc.); to express to each other (e.g. intentions); to communicate with each other
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
treasure; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
in a bad temper; cranky; crabby
a little bit; a little while
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
alone; by oneself; on one's own
mending; repair; darning; patching up
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
light; faint; pale; fleeting