the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
white (bleached) bone; skeleton
spine; backbone; spinal column
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
to lift (a person) in one's arms; to help (a person) sit up
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
house where the family is out
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
memory; sense; experience
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
fiction; fabrication; concoction; fictitious; fictional; imaginary
to solicit; to demand; to extort
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to stretch; to reach to; to stand on tiptoe
joints; points (of a speech)
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to stretch (unbend) oneself
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
(made of) stone; stone-built
to fly around; to scatter
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to clash; to collide; to conflict; to meet (by chance); to come across; to run into
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
small; fine; detailed; stingy