dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
crack; fissure; rift; split; chaps; skin fissure
forcibly; against one's will
charming; fascinating; voluptuous
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; yo-ho!; heave-ho!
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
breaking off; snapping off
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
certificate of post-mortem
round shape; circle; circular form
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
private seal; personal seal; unregistered seal; informal seal; signet
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
originally; by nature; from the start
notice; notification; report; posting
cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes; remains (of war dead)
laborer (labourer); construction worker; coolie
persistence; single-mindedness
system; institution; organization; organisation
proxy; ringer; substitute; second serving of noodles (to add to previously purchased ramen)
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
blood relationship; blood relative