Translation guide
To treat something superficially, avoid dealing with it properly, or fail to mention it.
To deal with something quickly or without proper attention, often to avoid difficulty or embarrassment.
Literally 'let it flow lightly'. Used when someone avoids going into depth about a topic, often in conversation.
He glossed over the question.
Idiom meaning to evade the point or give a vague answer to avoid commitment.
He glossed over it and avoided giving a concrete answer.
To deceive or cover up; can mean to gloss over a mistake or awkward point.
He glossed over his mistake.
To leave something vague or unresolved, often intentionally.
They glossed over the problem and ended it.
To not mention something, especially something important or negative.
To treat something as less serious or important than it really is.
To treat lightly; to not take seriously.
He glossed over the problem.
To speak as if it's no big deal.
Do not translate 'gloss over' literally as 光沢をかける or similar. It is an idiom meaning to treat superficially.
The report glosses over the issue.
細かい説明は省かれた。
The detailed explanation was glossed over.
She glossed over her mistake as if it were nothing.