pair; the two; both persons; both things
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction; strife
both; both sides; both parties
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
on bad terms; at loggerheads
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
to breathe out; to exhale
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
certification; attestation; authentication; Imperial attestation
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
sorry to bother you, but ...
document; official papers
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to step firmly; to harden by treading
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
kind; variety; (biological) species; (logical) species
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
custody; detention; confinement
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
little more than; only slightly better than; almost the same as
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest