large-scale work; voluminous work; monumental work; great work; masterpiece
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
instead; but (on the other hand)
notice; attention; observation
to lose interest (in); to grow less enthusiastic
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to take over; to hand over
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to make sense; to be meaningful
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff