ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)
snake; serpent; large snake
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
though; even if; whether ... or ...
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
boiled octopus; person as red as a lobster
suffix for familiar person
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
no matter how much time passes
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
beep; honk (car horn); buzz (buzzer); boo (wrong answer, like buzzer on quiz shows)