meeting together; introduction; costarring; appearing together; being matched; facing off
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
to hide; to keep to oneself
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
opening and shutting; opening and closing
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
outside world; physical world
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
however; having said that; but
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
to become desperate; to give in to despair
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
offense and defense; offence and defence
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
in-house; (on) the grounds; (in) the premises; hall; theatre; theater
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
interference; intervention; meddling
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive