fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
and; thereupon; because of that
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale
type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
in succession; one after another
stepping stones; stone skipping; ducks and drakes
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
NEET (young person not in education, employment or training)
rather; better; instead; if anything
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
every day and every night
loss-cutting; cutting one's losses
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something
movement (political, social, artistic, etc.); movement (of a clock or watch); movement (impression of motion); movement
at that time; in those days
as; because; with; due to
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)
local government employee; local civil servant
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
uninhabited island; desert island
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
Hundred Years War (1337-1453)