brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
first-rate; finest quality; the best
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
very; extremely; excessively
superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
to squeeze out; to wring out
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
presence; sitting with; being with
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
caller; visitor; company; guest
fit; spasm; attack; seizure
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
clearing out people (from room, etc.); ordering people to leave
(medical) doctor; physician
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before