brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
ritual stamping in the ring; lineup; appearance together
to become excited; to grow lively
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
caller; visitor; company; guest
tea party; get-together; tea ceremony
vocal sound; tone of voice
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
remarkable; striking; obvious
sudden change; complete change
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
already; now; no longer; not any more
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to throw at; to turn; to raise
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
dull sound; muffled sound
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to collapse into; to flop onto
to go along; to walk along; to follow
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
tea utensils; container for powdered green tea (tea ceremony)
to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
(plain) hot water; boiled water
to find out; to discover; to locate
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough