bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
sun (approx. 3.03 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
simply (cannot); definitely (cannot); absolutely (cannot); by no means
(for a conversation) to wander from the subject; to get off track
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...