grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
to fold up; to fold into layers
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
evening sky; twilight sky
aboard an aeroplane (airplane)
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to release a shutter (camera); to click a shutter
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
resident of Tokyo; citizen of Tokyo; Tokyoite
sooner or later; in due time; in due course
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
black person; darkie; well-tanned person; (wheat) smut; stagehand (in kabuki); prompter
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
patent; special permission; licence (license); proprietary
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to make a phone call; to answer the phone
as soon as possible; ASAP
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind