epic film; big-budget movie
creation; Creation (by God)
debut work; one's first work
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
action scene (in a movie)
to be possessed by a god; to not act like oneself; to behave oddly; to be awesome; to be extreme
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
demon of the sixth heaven in the realm of desire who tries to prevent people from doing good
important point (e.g. on a route); important role (responsibility, etc.); opposition
France; French (language)
to smile broadly; to grin widely
foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures
reduced drawing; miniature copy; microcosm; microcosmos
social awareness (e.g. in fiction)
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity (philosophy)
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
person who has rendered distinguished service
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
in the end; on top of that
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
without permission; without notice
brilliant; bright; dazzling
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
substitute national holiday; day off in lieu of a national holiday that falls on a Sunday; compensatory holiday
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype
island in a pond or river
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
to make a success in life
madness; craziness; insanity
acquaintance; relations; sexual intercourse; intersection
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to work hard; to work diligently
to bud; to sprout; to germinate; to have luck on one's side; to get lucky