navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
good-looking man; fine figure of a man
hindrance; obstacle; impediment; annoyance (to others); offence; harm
centre of attention; center of attention
everybody; every last one of them; all
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to project; to stick out; to stand out
muscles and bones; body build; physique; cartilage
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; throwing one's weight around; acting as if one owns the place
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
juvenile vagrant; street urchin; waif; guttersnipe
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
sarcastic; foulmouthed; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
good health; stopping misfortune; preventing disaster
prudent; thoughtful; discreet
parent-child relationship
monopolistic enterprise; monopoly
between both countries; bilateral
being the sole winner; beating everyone else; winner-take-all; mostly alone; mostly by oneself
support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection
local specialty; special product (of a region)
full; wholehearted; utmost; overall width
person who won't act without being told to; person who waits to be told what to do
rough-and-ready (medical) treatment; drastic remedy; drastic treatment; drastic measures; drastic steps
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
spirituality; spiritual nature
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of