the seven prismatic colors (colours)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to peel off; to come off; to be taken off
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
drama; play; powerful drug
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
fiction; fabrication; concoction; fictitious; fictional; imaginary
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
not non-existent; not completely lacking; there is some; certainly existent
thermal runaway; overheating
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
to tell someone's fortune; to forecast; to predict; to divine
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
the touch of; feel of; texture
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
authenticity; credibility
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)