cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.);  husk;  empty shell;  exuvia;  exuviae
 like;  similar to;  (I) think (that);  (I) have a feeling (that);  feels like;  feels similar to
 interesting;  fascinating;  amusing;  funny;  enjoyable;  fun
 this sort of;  this kind of;  like this;  such
 human being;  human;  person;  character (of a person)
 yes;  indeed;  ha!;  what?;  huh?;  sigh
 to feel;  to sense;  to experience
 leather boots;  rubber boots;  wellingtons;  wellies;  long boots;  high boots
 government office;  agency;  board
 breath;  sign (of something new and fresh);  breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.);  vitality
 body;  torso;  trunk;  build;  physique;  health
 inside;  interior;  among;  within;  middle;  center;  during
 to step back;  to move back;  to withdraw (from the presence of a superior);  to leave;  to resign;  to retire
 happiness;  good fortune;  luck;  blessing
 perhaps;  maybe;  perchance;  by some chance;  by any chance
 to die;  to pass away;  to lose spirit;  to lose vigor;  to cease;  to stop
 any more;  any further;  any better;  any longer
 there is no need to ...;  never happens;  there is never a time when
 may;  might;  perhaps;  may be;  possibly
 approximately;  about;  to (about) the extent that;  (almost) enough that;  as ... as ...;  like
 to disappear;  to vanish;  to go out (of a fire, light, etc.);  to die;  to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.);  to vanish (e.g. of hope);  to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
 this;  last (couple of years, etc.);  these;  you (as in "you liar")
 only;  just;  merely;  as much as;  to the extent of;  enough to
 to lose;  to be defeated;  to succumb;  to give in;  to be inferior to;  to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
 floor;  stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player);  dining platform built across a river
 water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water);  fluid (esp. in an animal tissue);  liquid;  flood;  floodwaters;  water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
 to be immersed;  to be pickled
 corpse;  kanji "corpse" radical
 mountain;  hill;  mine (e.g. coal mine);  heap;  pile;  crown (of a hat);  thread (of a screw)
 to become covered in moss;  to become mossy;  to grow over with moss;  to become aged;  to grow old
 what;  you-know-what;  that thing;  whatsit;  whachamacallit;  (not) at all;  (not) in the slightest
 to stop;  to turn off;  to park;  to prevent;  to suppress (a cough);  to stop (someone from doing something);  to dissuade
 small quantity;  little;  little while;  short distance
 space (between);  gap;  period of time (during, while);  duration;  between (two parties or things);  among (a group);  relations (between)
 to turn back (e.g. half-way);  to return;  to go back;  to recover (e.g. something lost);  to be returned;  to rebound
 one day;  all day (long);  throughout the day;  first day of the month
 to pass (of time);  to elapse
 endorsing and questioning the preceding statement;  lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
 to examine;  to look up;  to investigate;  to check up;  to sense;  to study
 ago;  since;  before;  previous
 to give one's name (as);  to introduce oneself (as);  to claim to be;  to call oneself;  to reveal oneself (as);  to admit to being
 to be aware of;  to know;  to notice;  to feel;  to understand;  to comprehend;  to remember
 easy;  simple;  there's no way that ...