okara;  soy pulp;  tofu dregs;  edible pulp separated from soybean milk in the production of tofu
 completely empty (of a residence, etc.);  vacant;  body from which the soul has left;  corpse;  shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
 to break up and start anew;  to break out of one's shell;  to make a fresh start;  to go outside oneself
 shelling (e.g. of eggs, nuts, crabs and such)
 flail (for threshing grain)
 to close up like an oyster;  to retire into one's shell