epidermis; cuticle; bark; epidermis; facade
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
in accordance with plans; just as planned
middle guard; halfback (e.g. football); center forward (e.g. volleyball); centre forward
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
whole story; full picture; full particulars
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
town; city; municipal; urban
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
nonchalantly; without a care
to brave a danger; to take a risk
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
internal (e.g. disk); built-in; equipped (with)
incremental; step-by-step; gradual; stepwise
food; food products; foodstuffs
to deceive; to blind the eyes of
accumulation; accumulate; store
toxin; poisonous substance
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
murder; homicide; manslaughter
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
pleasant memory to take to the afterlife; good memory; something that makes one feel one can die in peace
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to affect; to impact; to influence
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
polite; courteous; hospitable
canonization; establishment of sainthood
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
to rest one's chin in one's hands