not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to complain; to make a complaint
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
great war; great battle; world war
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
military forces; army; troops; number of soldiers
just one person; only one
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
rear; rear unit guard; anchor (man)
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
more than usual (usu. time)
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to chat enthusiastically; to chatter; to talk on and on
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to pretend; to act (as if)
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
in that manner; like that
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
loose; promiscuous; quick; brisk; rash; thoughtless
to have come; to be here; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
opposite side; opposition
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses