bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
small fraction; small proportion
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
return of something; repayment
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
and; thereupon; because of that
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
to hold all the while; to talk about nothing but
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
with these words; while saying
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
bamboo sword (resembling a katana, etc.); bamboo imitation sword; dull sword
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
doomed (business, trade, etc.); in a bad state; poor
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
leadership; initiative; spearhead
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
such; like that; that sort of; very
business ability; business acumen
either way; in any case; one way or another
no!; no no!; no, not at all
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly