一ひと皮かわ

noun

outer layer; veneer; one skin

Literally 'one skin/layer'; often used figuratively for a surface appearance that hides the true nature. Common in the idiom 一皮剥ける (to shed one's old self and mature).

See also: 一皮むく

• 彼かれの親しん切せつは一ひと皮かわむけばただの計けい算さんだ。

  His kindness is just a veneer; underneath it's pure calculation.

• 一ひと皮かわむけた彼かれは、以い前ぜんよりずっと自じ信しんに満みちている。

  Having shed his old self, he is much more confident than before.