skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
present; gift; to give a present or gift
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
examination of tickets; ticket gate; ticket barrier
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to push (something) against
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
bar code; comb over (on a balding man); combover
form; method; system; formula
chip; microchip; chip (in poker, roulette, etc.); casino token; chip (shot); (wood) chip
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
rip-off; unfair overcharging; clip joint
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)