ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
listless; languid; sluggish; irritating; exasperating; tiresome
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
entrepreneur; person who starts a new business
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
losers (those who have 'failed' socially, economically, etc.)
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
true character; true heart; true spirit
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
hooded sweatshirt; hoodie; hoody; hooded jacket; parka; anorak
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
how many years; how long; what year
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
internal conditions; true state of affairs
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
conversion; reform; correcting someone's conduct
advance; moving forward; progress
person with a head for business
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
declaration of war; proclamation of war
just right (time, size, length, etc.)