How to say fleeting in Japanese

JLPTN1
はかないhakanai☆《儚い・果敢ない・果敢無い・果無い・果ない・果敢いirr.》 Inflection

adjective:

  • fleeting; transient; short-lived; momentary; ephemeral; fickle; vain
  • empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)

Example Sentences

少年shounen老いoi易くyasuku学gaku成りnari難しshi。
Art is long, time is fleeting.
お客okyakuたちtachiはha、チラッCHIRAとtoそのsono人hitoのno方houをwoみるmiruがga、またmataすぐsuguにni話hanashiをwo始めるhajimeru。
The customers gave him fleeting glances, then returned to their conversations.

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