bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
tail (animal); tail end; tip
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
whaa whaa; sound of a baby crying
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
frog; kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape; sexual assault
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to pry; to prize; to prise
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
double-edged; double-edged blade
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
Hachiman (God of War); Hachiman shrine; (arch.) certainly
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
young man (in the Edo period, esp. one with forelocks who has not yet had his coming-of-age ceremony); young male prostitute; young kabuki actor (who may also act as a homosexual prostitute); younger partner in a homosexual relationship
young man; youth; lad; servant boy; young shopboy
faint breath; dying whisper; at death's door
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to closely resemble; to suit well; to match well; to go well with
two swords; being skilled in two fields; (an) expert in two fields; liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes alcohol and sweets equally well; bisexual (person)
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
sick; ill; ailing; (arch.) to hurt; (arch.) to ache
slim figure; lean figure; weight reduction
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
elevated walkway through the audience to the stage (kabuki); honourable end to a career
strong person; person putting on a brave front; bamboo tube with holes drilled in it (used as a stand for kitchen utensils, fans, etc.); checks; plaid
cabinet (of a government); ministry
change (of personnel); reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet); shake-up; dismissal (e.g. of a minister); replacement
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
successfully; nicely; (yummy) food; yum-yum