skin; outer skin; integument; husk; hull; shell
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair)
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
to make a speech; to address
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
to give; to do (something) for
expected to arrive (occur) in the near future
to be disgusted; to be repulsed; to get the creeps
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
glowing ember (either red hot charcoal or the glowing remains of burnt firewood); live charcoal
emotional scars; mental trauma
shades of night; night scene
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
to crumble away; to collapse
slow (slightly pejorative); dull; stupid
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to whine; to sing; to chirp