ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)
other self; alter ego; to be split off (of a part of oneself); to clone oneself; incarnations of Buddha
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
to be relieved; to feel relieved
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
to breathe out; to exhale
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
will not do; do not; does not
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
thermoregulation (of the body)
heat reserve; thermal storage
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
representative; exemplary; model
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
chemical reaction; generation of an unexpected result from combining things
sunbathing; basking in the sun
interior; inside; internal
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
pseudo; quasi; artificial; simulated
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
hibernation; winter sleep; brumation; torpor
renewal; replacement; regeneration; metabolism
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
emission; release; radiation; release (of goods, a player from a team, etc.)
feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense; on pins and needles
blind female beggar who sings or plays shamisen
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
feel uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home