spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
course (of a road, moving object, etc.); way; course (of events, action, etc.); direction (e.g. an argument is heading in); reasoning; logic
abdominal muscles; abs; sit-up (exercise)
vein (visible under the skin); bulging veins (esp. in the head)
synopsis; plot; outline; plan; scheme; program
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
to have a chill run down one's spine
urasuji; side fork; frenulum; frenulum of prepuce of penis
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
reason; logic; method; system; order
swordsmanship; line drawn by the tip of a sword when slashing
to feel a chill run down one's spine
that field; the authorities (esp. the police); the yakuza; organized crime circles
outline; summary; gist; basic points
to proceed in a logical manner; to go through the proper channels
rational; logical; coherent
muscles and bones; body build; physique; cartilage
having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
highway route (Edo period); main route
to become sinewy (e.g. of muscles); to become stringy; to become stiff; to become stiff (of attitude or conversation); to become formal; to become ceremonial
lineage; pedigree; family line
popular line (of products); best-selling line; hot sellers
people close to the head man
living only for one's work; a life with no other interest than one's work
unreasonable idea; illogical plan; illogical move (in shogi or go)
lines of the palm; aptitude; handwriting; tesuji; skillful, precise move which is the best or most efficient in a local position
misuji (cut of beef, usu. from the chuck); shamisen; samisen
course of a river; land along a river
fold; crease; lineage; pedigree; reason; logic
hair; hairline; minor details; comb lines in hair; comb tracks
(an individual's) way of playing mahjong; mahjong tactics
to pave the way; to put in motion; to put on the road (to)
outline; summary; argument
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage
course of a thrown ball; course of a hit ball (golf, tennis, etc.)
lineage; pedigree; ancestry
government sources; official quarters
to make sense; to be consistent
channel (of a stream, valley, etc.)
having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
to pull a muscle; to strain a muscle
stripe; streak; striation
relevant source; well-informed source; interested parties
striped pattern (textiles, pottery)
transversal; lateral stripes
poorly selling line (of products); unprofitable line
route beside a mountain stream
red-light district; pleasure quarters; love affair; romance
large-scale operators; big traders
anger veins (stylised X mark typically shown on forehead)
valued customer; profitable customer
list of top-selling products
row seeding; drill seeding; drilling (seeds)
bullish traders; bull interests; long side
bearish traders; bear interests; short side
sources (e.g. in journalism); information channels; information sources
side-striped jackal (carnivore, Canis adustus)
unsophisticated move; anti-suji
gristly fish paste (made of muscle, tendons, skin, etc.)
Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus)
sabre-toothed blenny (Aspidontus taeniatus)
Indian bait prawn (Palaemon pacificus)
lake prawn (Palaemon paucidens)
striped field mouse (Apodemus agrarius)
Thorea okadae (species of red alga)
whitetail dascyllus (Dascyllus aruanus); humbug dascyllus; banded dascyllus; white-tailed damselfish
camel toe (i.e. female genitals visible through tight clothing)