one's own flesh and blood; blood relative; kinsman; flesh and bone; (one's) body
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
difference; variation; difference
to make sense; to be meaningful
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
without exaggeration; truthful; factual
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
soft; fragile; weak; poorly built; insubstantial
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
and so; therefore; for that reason
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
to watch over; to watch attentively
double suicide; lovers' suicide
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
to mimic someone's voice; to impersonate
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
internal organs; intestines; viscera
without the least difference; exactly; perfectly; to the inch
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
highest grade; superlative degree
to place (in relation to the whole); to rank; to position; to locate
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness