cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
with a clink (click, clack)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
to begin talking; to open up
(inflectional) ending of a word; end of a sentence
movements; bearing; deportment; carriage; behavior; behaviour
combination; union; bond; join (in relational algebra)
time; meter; beat; the moment (of doing); the instant
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; helpless; powerless
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
dogs and cats; pets; something trivial; worthless thing
reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told
cat (Felis catus); domestic cat; house cat; indoor cat
mass-killing; mass-murder; bloodbath
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along
grooming oneself (esp. animals); mutual grooming (e.g. monkeys); social grooming; personal grooming
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
cardio-pulmonary function
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)
star (actor, athlete, etc.); celebrity; star (symbol); asterisk; (celestial) star
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
daylight hours; hours of sunshine