cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
clothes; clothing; garments
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
freshly-grated (e.g. daikon)
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
first meeting; first interview with
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
polish; improvement; burnishing
mirror surface; lens surface
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
military shoes; combat boots
medical care; medical treatment
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
regulation cap; school cap
paste; glue; clothing starch
stylish; smart; with a crack; crisply (e.g. fried, starched); tearing off; ripping off
to go wrong; to go awry; to go off track; to go out of whack
to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil
type 1; category 1; first class
Nichiren chant; (an empty) slogan
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
article; news story; report; account
guinea pig (Cavia porcellus); subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
reception of a decoration; reception of an order
third day of the month; three days