bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to well up; to burst; to arise
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
if so; in that case; in that situation
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
although I say; although one might say; although called
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to turn towards; to point
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)
uppercase letter; capital letter; large character; large writing; the (kanji) character "dai" meaning "big"; huge character "dai" formed by fires lit on the side of a mountain in Kyoto on August 16 each year
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to be filled to bursting; to burst
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated