bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
Honshū (largest of the four main islands of Japan); Honshu
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
fine food; high-quality food; gourmet; epicure; gastronome
LAMP; solution stack of free, open source software
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group; to shun
road approaching a shrine
fourth day of the month; four days
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to break the silence; to break one's silence
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
rail car (esp. a small one used in mines, logging, etc.); trolley; tram
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
guardian; protector; patron; parent
state-of-the-art; cutting-edge
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
variety of goods; number of articles
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building