assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
difference; variation; difference
to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
abuse; misuse; misappropriation; using to excess
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
heaven and earth; top and bottom
pair; the two; both persons; both things
double; twice (as much); twofold
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
newcomer; initiate; rookie
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.