boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
young master; young gentleman
it's not like; it isn't as if
to lose one's energy; to be cowardly
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
custom; habit; customary practice
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
same; similar; (just) like; equal
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
extinguishing a fire; (Edo-period) fireman
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
being a graduate of the same school; person who went to the same school; fellow alumnus
Anna era (968.8.13-970.3.25); Anwa era
large stone; boulder; large group of stones (in the game of go)
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
assistance; help; helper; babe; chick; broad
to be able to manage somehow or another
that day; the very same day
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
Japanese hackberry (Celtis sinensis var. japonica); Chinese nettle tree; enoki mushroom (Flammulina velutipes); winter mushroom; velvet shank
unbuttoning a collar; opening up (one's heart); open-necked shirt
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
secret; hidden; unseen; inward
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to need; to demand; to take; to require
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
flat cap; cloth cap; newsboy cap; (hunting) cap
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination