bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
although I say; although one might say; although called
that's the way it is; such is life
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
river; stream; River; the ... river
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
ten; 10; ten years of age
stroke (of a kanji, etc.)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
preliminary alert (flood, typhoon, air-raid, etc.); precautionary warning
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess