soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
quick-witted; quick to understand
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
good-quality; superior in quality
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
overall victory; championship
to put on airs; to assume importance
from what (I've) seen; given that ...
film critic; movie critic
cartilage; nankotsu; (dish of) gristle (usu. of chicken, deep-fried)
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
palatial residence; stately mansion
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
such a thing; something like that
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
place where a meeting (conference, etc.) is held; venue
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
mine (ours) for the taking; something under one's full control
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
(aircraft) hangar; (coat) hanger; hunger
seahorse; sea horse; hippocampus; walrus
external (hard drive, disk drive, etc.)
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
disorder; confusion; violence; outrage; riot
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation