to find fault with; to question
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
light; faint; pale; fleeting
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to keep watch; to stand guard
password; watchword; motto; slogan
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
with a start; with a jump
frontmost; a short time ago; a little while ago; just now
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
roaring; booming; bellowing; pealing; reverberating; rumbling
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
slight; light; thin; faint; dim
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
cannot be compared with; no match for
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal