skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to chase; to run after; to pursue
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
cancellation; cancelling (a person, e.g. for an inflammatory remark); cancel culture
charge (for admission, a meal, etc.); fee; price
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see ...
to accept; to receive; to agree
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
that kind; competition; match
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
embarking (a ship); embarkation; boarding; ship (carrying someone)
palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)
account book; register; ledger
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
pronunciation; production of sound
darkness of the night; black of night; dead of night
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
one day; (on) a certain day
Five Dynasties (of China; 907-979)
fuel consumption; gas mileage
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
every second month; every other month
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
novel; story; (work of) fiction
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
silence; stillness; quietness