knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
short distance; short range; short-haul
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
final; eventual; ultimate
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
one's own problem; one's own issues
out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
care; kea (Nestor notabilis)
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
even though; despite; when
keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension; life-support
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
icing; frosting; icing (on an aircraft, ship, etc.); icing (hockey infraction); cryotherapy
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
lower back (or hip) pain; lumbago
regularization; regularisation; getting up speed; proceeding at full tilt
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
expressing emotion; drawing facial expressions
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
life; living; I; me; student
ice water; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
settlement; solution; resolution
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
door; gate; opening; title page