regular customer; general audience; general public
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
alternately sucking in and blowing out air through one's mouth while eating something hot (in order to cool it down)
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a building)
pack; packet; to pack; to package; (cosmetic) face pack; face mask
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
to put into the mouth; to eat
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
one's every action; every single move; slight effort; least trouble; small amount of work
a single word; (not even) a word; (not even) a syllable
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
ominous atmosphere; ghostly air; weird air; unearthly atmosphere
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to lose one's mind; to lose control of oneself
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead