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.)
high-quality goods; luxury item
to catch (a wild animal or fish); to capture; to hunt; to win (a title, prize, etc.); to conquer
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
Cat Sith (Celtic mythology); Cat Sidhe; Cait Sith
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
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; one Buddhist image
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in
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; reinforcement
protective wall; defensive wall; barrier; bulwark
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
(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; vicinity
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
change; alteration; modification
to jar; to creak; to grate