skeletal frame; skeleton; framework; frame; outline
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
natural features; topography; climate; spiritual features
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
countenance; features; looks
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
no!; no no!; no, not at all
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
disparaging words; derogatory term; insult; epithet
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
reading (a text) aloud without trying to understand it
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
whole passage; full text; whole sentence; full paragraph
recitation; reciting from memory
firmly rooted; deep-seated
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
pride; boast; credit (to)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to entrust; to leave to a person
to work as the backbone (of); to bear responsibility (for); to be the mainstay (of); to be the central part (of)
pride; self-confidence; self-esteem; self-conceit
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
feudal estate; daimiate; fief; feoff; fee
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
whole neighborhood; whole neighbourhood; surrounding countries