cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to feel; to sense; to experience
leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots
government office; agency; board
breath; sign (of something new and fresh); breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.); vitality
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
any more; any further; any better; any longer
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to be immersed; to be pickled
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to become covered in moss; to become mossy; to grow over with moss; to become aged; to grow old
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to pass (of time); to elapse
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
ago; since; before; previous
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
easy; simple; there's no way that ...