cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
night-clothes; heavy kimono-like quilt
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
type of yarn-dyed silk goods
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
greatly; very much; thanks a lot
health preservation; recuperation; recreation
chazuke; cooked rice with green tea poured on it
feeling rough (of the throat); irritated
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
self-respect; self-confidence; guts; backbone; pride; drive
period of youth; while young
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
wind-scattered dust; windblown sand; worldly affairs; cares of life
remaining; left-over; excess
ages; long time; decade; ten years (ago)
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
decrepitude; senescence; superannuation
load on one's chest; obstacle; hindrance; impediment
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
lavish; luxurious; showy; gaudy
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
sudden; unexpected; unannounced; abrupt
lost article; something forgotten
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
control; management; supervision
sand-coated interior wall (in traditional Japanese architecture)