vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
suspicious character (person, figure)
to reveal by washing the surface; to expose by washing away dirt, earth, etc.; to discover (by investigation); to bring to light; to start washing
sabotage; subversive activities
French popular music; French pop
selection of music; song selection
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
to strike a chord; to tug at one's heartstrings; to resonate
left wing; left wing (of a bird or aircraft); left wing (of an army, building, etc.); left flank; left field; left fielder
partially consumed drink; partially consuming a drink
diastrophism (movement and deformation of the earth's crust); upheaval (e.g. in politics); seismic shift; earthshaking changes
coastline; shoreline; coastal railway
contiguous (of land); adjoining; adjacent; continuous (with); connected (without a break); seamlessly linked
tomfoolery; monkey business
great emperor; ... the Great
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)
backward movement; reverse movement; going backwards; retrograde motion
outside world; physical world
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
bipartite; in two parts; double
to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath; to breathe fire; to spit fire
gull wing (aircraft wing configuration); gull-wing door (of a car); falcon-wing door
loins; hips; pelvic region; waist
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; beef reticulum; honeycomb tripe