dishonouring (a bill); dishonoring; bouncing (a cheque, check); non-payment
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
to tear off; to rip off; to peel off
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
light; easy; non-serious; minor
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
exemption; exoneration; discharge
to keep watch; to stand guard
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
to be stricken (e.g. with grief); to be battered (e.g. by disasters)
to comfort; to console; to amuse
reality; actuality; hard fact
to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over
to increase (all the more)
attraction; fascination; lure; captivation; charm
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
reflective water surface; reflecting water
blue and white; paleness; pallidness
on the occasion of; at the time of
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly