large-scale work; voluminous work; monumental work; great work; masterpiece
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
(eating) heartily; energetically; vigorously; bulging (muscles); welling up (of strength, courage, etc.)
in person; personally; directly
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
leaving a matter to chance
diversion; putting something to another use
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
just one person; only one
ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
to ask for trouble; to dig your own grave; to cut your own throat
to be breathtaking; to be stifling
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
losing initiative; being forestalled; second move (in go or shogi); moving second; rear guard
to become red; to redden; to blush
safe; vault; storage cabinet
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
right to challenge; right to make a challenge
looking on (somebody) as hostile
to be disgusted; to be repulsed; to get the creeps
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
becoming a mere shell; becoming a dead letter; losing (one's) substance; being reduced to a formality
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
naming; giving a name; designation; nominal
second generation; second; junior
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane)