spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
everything; anything; nothing
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
progress; advance; improvement; development
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
steering; helmsman; coxswain; guidance; leadership; leader
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
stochastic; probabilistic
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
number of times; frequency; count
thousands; several thousand
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
directly opposite; right in front
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
fair and square; open and aboveboard
competing in earnest (esp. in sumo)
contest of strength; trial of strength
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
to the very end; to the bitter end; to the last; to the hilt; thoroughly
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest