warp; curvature; bend; curve (of a sword)
presenter; speaker; performer; actor; participant (in a TV show or TV panel)
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
graduate; alumnus; alumna
a certain someone; Mr So-and-so
madness; craziness; insanity
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
ghost story; tale of the supernatural
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
folk tale; folktale; folk story; folklore
show; performance; show; exhibition; TV show
inability to discriminate; lack of judgment; being reckless; lack of regard for others
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
impossible proposition; unreasonable proposal; tall order
central dogma (of molecular biology)
singing and dancing; song and dance
originality; distinctiveness; uniqueness; individuality
each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)
origin and history; particulars
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
12th day of the month; 12 days
in three days' time; two days after tomorrow
lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
how should I know?; don't ask me
proposal; motion; recommendation
sensitive; fragile; feeble; indecisive
aggressive; pushy; in-your-face
after having come this far; now that we've come this far