shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.); ecdysis
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
totteringly; with tottering steps; toddling
squint; cross-eyed; mistaken view
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
chapter and verse; paragraph; passage
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
to discard; to abandon; to neglect; to let be
singing voice; (sound of) singing
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
decisive; resolute; determined; firm
to entwine; to follow about
praise; extolment; extollment
to call together; to convene
passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage
poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
eight trigrams; divination signs; divination; fortune-telling
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
the very start; the very beginning
letter breaking off with someone; Dear John letter
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
poverty; penury; want; (arch.) insufficiency; (arch.) shortage; (arch.) deficiency
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
(arch.) eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); (arch.) eastern provinces; (arch.) east; wagon; yamatogoto; my spouse