(moral) backbone; spirit; soul; grit
rare; uncommon; not often seen
the five fingers; leading five; top five
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante)
prescription; formulation; formula; recipe
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
inquisitive mind; spirit of inquiry; spirit of enquiry
chicken meat; fowl; poultry; bird meat
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
grilling (fish) with salt; broiling with salt; boiling seawater to get salt
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
as (much) as possible; as (far) as possible
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
even though; despite; when
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
that's the way it is; such is life
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
true state; actual condition; reality
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out