bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck
inhuman person; fiend; beast; brute
to know shame; to have a sense of shame; to be ashamed
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
on the sea; surface of the sea
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
in the same way as; just like
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
remote mountain; mountain recesses
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
middle of the night; dead of night
wife and children; (arch.) wife
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic