blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
business rival; professional jealousy
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
precipitous cliff; sheer precipice; critical situation
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
dancing or jumping for joy
yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill
line-up (baseball, product, etc.); lineup
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
decline; ebb; failure; decay; decrease; loss
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to be transmitted (handed down) from generation to generation
(with a) slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
24 hours; twenty-four hours
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
thick makeup; heavy makeup