to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
to work as the backbone (of); to bear responsibility (for); to be the mainstay (of); to be the central part (of)
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
the whole town; all over the town; throughout the town
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
to keep away; to keep at a distance
defeating an argument; winning an argument; refutation; confutation
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
candied apple; toffee apple
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
innocence; being not guilty
treatment (of a person); dealing with
office building; office complex
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly
air battle; dog fight; aerial battle
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
favorite; favourite; habitually used
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
common people; ordinary people; masses
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
very careful; thoroughly prepared
gorgeous; brilliant; dazzling; ornate; gaudy; flowery
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected
diversionary tactics (maneuvering); disguise; hide by camouflage
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with