spine; backbone; spinal column
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
overwork; working too hard
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
extended leave; long vacation
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
logistics; supply; communications
control; management (e.g. of a business)
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
news of someone's death; obituary
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
settlement; payment of account
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to need; to call for; to require
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
letter of resignation; request for retirement
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
grudge; complaint; reproach