fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger
raising and lowering; fluctuation (of prices, interest rates, etc.); praising and belittling; setting out (meals, etc.) and clearing away; ebb and flow (of the tide); rising and falling (pitch, tone, etc.); modulation
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
naturally; of course; understandably
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
placing in a list (top ten, popularity, sales, etc.)
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
name; given name; first name
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
person who occupies a position or rank; person who is good enough to be ranked in a sport
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 draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
present continuous tense; present progressive form; ongoing; (currently) active; currently in progress
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
in succession; one by one