bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to pick up; to find; to gather
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
(wet) compress; poultice; fomentation
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
long; drawn-out; very long
fundoshi; loincloth; kimono underskirt; wrestler's ornamental apron
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
one of these days; someday; one day
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
to gather; to collect; to assemble
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
seeing one off; farewell; escort
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
stealthily; secretly; in secret
name; given name; first name
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
person of common sense; common sense man