skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
fiery chariot (which carries the souls of sinners into hell); desperate financial situation; dire straits
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
neurology; neurology department
virtual currency; cryptocurrency
failure; mistake; blunder
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
detective agency; enquiry agency
dignity; grace; nobility; grade; quality; fineness
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
one sen; one-hundredth of a yen; small amount of money
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
advance payment; money paid in advance
Yamaguchi (city, prefecture)
internal medicine, i.e. treatment by medical procedures rather than surgical procedures; department of internal medicine (hospital, etc.)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
supporter; sponsor; patron; backer
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
old-fashioned; antiquated; anachronistic
one more time; once more; once again
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
strike while the iron is hot