idle slumber; indolence; inactivity
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
practice, practice, practice; (only) practice makes perfect
simple work; repetitive job; unskilled work; menial work
know-how; expertise; the ropes; the knack
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
sense of smell; olfaction
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
public entertainment; performing arts; accomplishments; attainments
grandfather; male senior-citizen
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
landing place (for aircraft); common ground; compromise; agreement
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
to become keen on; to get passionate about
inherent flavor; inherent flavour; natural taste; distinctive characteristic (of a person, work, etc.); peculiar quality; special ability
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
I would be most grateful if you could ...; I would humbly ask that you ...; please ...
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity; one's monopoly
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
mass (of people); large crowd
housecall (doctor, nurse); outcall (prostitute)
electricity; electric guitar
to get conceited; to become vain; to get stuck up; to get a swollen head; (lit.) to become a tengu
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
dejectedly; sorrowfully; crestfallen
for a while; for some time; for a period
to denounce; to disparage; to lambast; to abuse
helpful person; person who likes looking after others; overly helpful person; annoyingly helpful person; manager; go-between
performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation
antique; historical object; pre-Meiji period drama; period piece
to sell like hot cakes; to fly off the shelves
artists' chalk; white pigment; powdered calcium carbonate
coating (esp. lacquering)
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate