performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
to fascinate; to enchant; to possess; to bewitch; to enthrall
for work; in a manner related to work
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
fine split (e.g. in wood); hangnail
tightening together with a screw; screwing tightly; screwing fast
attaching and detaching; putting on and removing
(picture) frame; architrave (of a door, window, etc.)
roof boards; ceiling; back board (furniture)
milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter
totally (immersed in something, e.g. liquid, work); addicted
expression; look; countenance; face
clipping (of newspaper article, etc.); cutting; cut-out (picture, coloured paper, etc.); clip (from a video); video clip
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
unable to focus on ... (due to being preoccupied with something else); unable to concentrate on ...; unable to settle down to ...
detailed knowledge; finely detailed
feel (of a material); texture
with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly
barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity
colophon (at the end of a book); imprint; publication information
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
complimentary copy of a book
(two-page) spread; two pages opposite each other
bookbinding; binding (a book)
small; fine; detailed; stingy
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
religious painting; religious picture
naturally; of course; understandably
manufacture; production; production (of a film, play, TV show, etc.)
to fold in two; to fold in half; to double up
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to become inverted; to become reversed
polish; burnishing; improvement; becoming more skilled
to make one's rounds; to patrol
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
taking a straight look at something; looking someone in the eyes
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back