gliding; sliding; skating (on ice); taxiing (aircraft); making a takeoff run
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
the first and second; a few
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
sexual desire; physical love; Eros (Greek god); Eros (asteroid); event-related optical signal; EROS
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
concentration of mind; mental concentration (on some task)
free from worldly or worthless thoughts
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
to be too late; to be too slow
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryo codes)
per person; per capita; per head
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
distrust; unjust suspicion
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
sidelong glance; flirtatious glance
arriving at work late as if one were an executive; (lit.) management attendance at work
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
indescribable; inexpressible
entrance; admission; entering