pleased to make your acquaintance
creation; generation; formation; derivation
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity
to perceive; to understand
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
action of making something; -ification
addition; adding; supplement
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
one who knows little often repeats it
performing without rehearsal
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
interesting; fascinating; intriguing; amusing; funny; comical
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance