stone monument bearing an inscription (esp. memorial for future generations); stele; stela
to peel off and fall; to flake away
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
being stark-naked; having no possessions; losing all one's belongings
English letter; alphabetic character
underwater navigation; going underground; going into hiding; travelling incognito
infiltration (e.g. of water); flooding
approval; acceptance; recognition; private seal; signet
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting
to pen; to write; to draw
great debt of gratitude; great obligation
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
fury; frenzy; madness; wildness
spilling; spill; leavings; leftovers
to become dim; to become blurred
(excessive) flattery; smarminess; fawning
boundless; infinite; vast
one grain; one drop; one bead
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
shaman (Okinawa, Amami); medium; exorcist
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
prediction; prophecy; prognostication; (religious) prophecy
revolving lantern; ever-changing scene (e.g. life flashing before one's eyes)
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia); new world
light pink; pale pink; cherry blossom pink
rule; reign; peaceful times
dawn; daybreak; first light of day; first indication; glimpse; gleam
to rain incessantly; to downpour
solitude; loneliness; isolation
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty