both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
outline; summary; gist; basic points
attendance; presence; appearance
first meeting; first contest between
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
to glare at each other; to confront each other
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
new building; new construction
admiration; wonder; astonishment
opening; start; opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.)
entrance fee; admission fee; admission; entrance charge; admission charge
visitor; attendee; spectator; guest; audience
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
donation; presentation; gift
dual nature; bilateral character; two-facedness; two-sidedness
deep knowledge; attainments; scholarship
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
grand; magnificent; majestic; great; sublime
colour; color; hue; tints
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
head house (family); birthplace; originator
stroke of the brush; touch; literary style
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
to be pretentious; to put on airs
cares; ill feeling; reserve