scratch; chip; flaw; fault; shame; disgrace
five (long cylindrical things)
advance screening; preview; private showing; trade show
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
foolishness; silliness; stupid conduct; idiotic behavior
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
clearly evident; quite obvious; as clear as day; beyond any doubt; strikingly apparent
very strange; bizarre; weird; mysterious
unfairness; injustice; partiality
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
7th day of the month; seven days
masterpiece; masterwork; chef d'oeuvre; (unintentionally) hilarious; absurd (e.g. blunder); outrageous
veteran (in a particular field); person with a lot of experience; old hand
total; totalling; adding up; comprehensive; all-inclusive; all-encompassing
number of copies; circulation
degree of recognition; level of familiarity; visibility (product)
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
too many cooks spoil the broth; (lit.) too many captains will steer the ship up a mountain
captain (of a Japanese-style boat); skipper; boatman; oarsman; head of a fishing crew; fishing master
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
placid; composed; serene; big-hearted; broad-minded; magnanimous
attendee; participant; person present
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
(nth) power; counter for vehicles; multiplication; Buddha's teachings
mass production of inferior goods
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
two (long cylindrical things)
worldly wise; sophisticated; street smart; knowledge of the world (acquired in the school of hard knocks); toughness
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely (not)
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
to bite each other; to fit together; to mutually encroach; to eat together
friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife
appendix; postscript; retrofit; post-installation; giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
blunder; bungle; gaffe; bungling; stupid; tactless