bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
one-by-one; separately; in detail
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
evaporation; disappearance (of a person); vanishing without a trace
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
event; phenomenon; matter
the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)
charm; spell; curse; malediction; dharani; mantra
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
good news; glad tidings; gospel (teachings or revelations of Christ)
attaining enlightenment; becoming a Buddha; entering Nirvana; going to heaven; resting in peace; dying (peacefully)
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
to work hard at one's lessons
(one's) youth; one's younger days
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
to uncover; to solve; to reveal
thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to indicate; to show; to point to
to stagger; to stumble; to waver; to be in two minds; to have an affair (with); to fall (for someone)
supreme leader; ultimate leader
(act of) violence; vicious crime; murder
helping hand; help; support; aid
the seven luminaries (sun, moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn); the seven days of the week
old master; old teacher; old monk; aged priest
calamity; disaster; misfortune
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
to use up all one's strength; to die
mystery; mysteriousness; secret