withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
mini-; miniskirt; mini-skirt
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); (arch.) seat
ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
various foods cooked together; hodgepodge; hotchpotch; mulligan stew
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
to beat a hasty retreat; to turn tail and run away; to take to one's heels
farsightedness; far-sightedness; hyperopia; hypermetropia; long-sightedness
figured; patterned; figured haori (coat)
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
surrounding at a distance
elastic; flexible; telescoping; expandable; retractable; extensible
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
menial; meanness; servility; abject
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
time required; time taken; necessary time
goby (fish); yellowfin goby (Acanthogobius flavimanus)
climbing a slope (hill); ascending a hill
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
sudden fall; sharp fall; sudden drop; sharp drop
decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation
extermination; annihilation
lucky person; fortunate man
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say