to turn pale; to lose color; to lose colour
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
good at business; having a good head for business; good businessman; shrewd salesman
somewhat below; slightly below
countermeasures headquarters; task force; countermeasures office; emergency headquarters
interval; break; rift (in clouds)
to hang low over (e.g. clouds); (arch.) to seclude oneself (behind screens, curtain, etc.)
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
pointing down; pointing downward; (market) decline; downturn; downward trend
lonesome; lonely; forlorn
to get damp; to get moist; to get soggy; to become humid
snack food (esp. potato chips, popcorn, etc.); munchie
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
cram school; private tutoring school
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
behavioral principle; principle (value) governing one's conduct
coloured carp; colored carp
to be infatuated (with); to be hooked (on); to lose one's heart (on)
meeting together; introduction; costarring; appearing together; being matched; facing off
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
depending on the answer; hinging on the reply
to develop a relationship; to build intimacy; to deepen a friendship; to get acquainted
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
incommunicative; taciturn
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed; field of alpine flowers
farewell gift; parting gift; viaticum
moving about; stirring about
despite having waited a long time; in spite of having waited a long time
downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain; pelting rain; cloudburst
to cross one's mind; to spring to mind; to occur to one
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble