best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far
papier mâché; player who is not a dealer (in cards)
zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
clear; precise; definite; distinct
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
display window; shop window
troublesome; annoying; complicated
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
closing of a park (e.g. theme park, botanical garden, etc.)
energy resource; source of energy
like this; this sort; this way
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
legal guardians' association; parents' association (at a school); parent-teacher's meeting
useless resistance; vain struggle
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
sensual love; love affair
more than a friend (implies a degree of intimacy)
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
ups and downs; bobbing up and down; rising and falling; ebbing and flowing
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother); (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
greatly; very much; thanks a lot
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
to be a background factor; to be an underlying reason
travel agent; travel agency
airline ticket; plane ticket; air ticket