bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to crack; to get cracked; to develop a crack; to develop a fissure
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
physical strength; muscle strength
on and after; from ... onward; since
audience (with a person of high standing); diameter of a tree trunk at eye level
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
dry taste (e.g. sake, wine); a liking for sake; one who likes sake; salty (taste); harsh; scathing
back street; back alley; off-street
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
fragile item; broken article
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; nimbly; alertly
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
direction of travel; direction of movement
to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back