isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to be needed; to be wanted
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
bouncing a ball against a wall (tennis exercise)
to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
to be responsive; to show immediate results
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
domestic and foreign; inside and outside the country
at a stroke; with a single swoop
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
poor piece of work; rubbish; trash
to complain; to make a complaint
that kind; competition; match
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
waking up early; getting up early; early rising
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
to be profitable; to yield a profit
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
gathering; mixer; meetup; assembly; social; exchange meeting
greeting; a fine thing to say