ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
state-of-the-art; cutting-edge
to increase in value; to gain prestige
first move (in shogi, go, etc.); beginning; start
circulation (of money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (of air, water, etc.); ventilation; flow
(seriously and slightly) injured persons; people with serious and minor injures
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
feel uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
mesh; grid; highlight in the hair; streaked hair
to dye; to colour; to color
sharp parting remark; parting threat
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
urine; piss; pee; breaking a contract
suspicion (of others); jealousy
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to open up (to someone); to become unreserved; to lower one's guard; to become friendly (with); to feel at ease; to take a relaxed attitude (to)
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
of all things (people, places, days, etc.)
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
direct descent; direct line
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
(two) matchless things; (two) matchless people; pair of bright jewels
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
chamber maid; female servant; area around the hips; waist area
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
vividly green; lush green; fresh and green; verdant; deep blue
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
drunk person; (a) drunk; being drunk; getting drunk
under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down; dodging; parrying (questions); disappointment; letdown
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
on the occasion of; at the time of
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period