start; commencement; beginning; initiation
deep inside; innermost place
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
white (bleached) bone; skeleton
(dead) body; corpse; remains
full load; being fully loaded (with); being full of (articles, photos, etc.; of a newspaper or magazine); being packed with (e.g. fun, excitement)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
physical strength; muscular strength
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
foul; breaking the rules; violation (of the law, regulations, etc.); infringement; breach
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); to shave (one's head)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
rate; ratio; percentage; commission; poundage; percentage
to dye; to colour; to color
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while