bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to take; to catch; to capture
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
Cat Sith (Celtic mythology); Cat Sidhe; Cait Sith
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
response; feeling; worth ...ing; worthwhile ...ing; satisfying to ...
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to throw into; to toss into
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
body; physical system; (the) person
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
(written) contract; agreement
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
neighbourhood; neighborhood
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
change; alteration; modification
to jar; to creak; to grate