spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
sit-up; abdominal muscles; abs
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
urasuji; side fork; frenulum; frenulum of prepuce of penis
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
reason; logic; method; system; order
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
to feel a chill run down one's spine
that field; the authorities (esp. the police)
outline; summary; gist; basic points
rational; logical; coherent
to proceed in a logical manner; to go through the proper channels
muscles and bones; body build; physique; cartilage
having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
highway route (Edo period); main route
lineage; pedigree; family line
to become sinewy; to behave formally
popular line (of products); best-selling line; hot sellers
living only for one's work; a life with no other interest than one's work
people close to the head man
lines of the palm; aptitude; handwriting; apt move (in a go or shogi game); standard method
misuji (cut of beef, usu. from the chuck); shamisen; samisen
course of a river; land along a river
fold; crease; lineage; pedigree; reason; logic
unreasonable idea; illogical plan; illogical move (in shogi or go)
hair; hairline; minor details; comb lines in hair; comb tracks
(an individual's) way of playing mahjong; mahjong tactics
outline; summary; argument
to pave the way; to put in motion; to put on the road (to)
lineage; pedigree; ancestry
course of a thrown ball; course of a hit ball (golf, tennis, etc.)
government sources; official quarters
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
channel (of a stream, valley, etc.)
to make sense; to be consistent
having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
to pull a muscle; to strain a muscle
relevant source; well-informed source; interested parties
striped pattern (textiles, pottery)
poorly selling line (of products); unprofitable line
stripe; streak; striation
transversal; lateral stripes
route beside a mountain stream
red-light district; pleasure quarters; love affair; romance
large-scale operators; big traders
anger veins (stylised X mark typically shown on forehead)
list of top-selling products
bullish traders; bull interests; long side
bearish traders; bear interests; short side
side-striped jackal (carnivore, Canis adustus)
gristly fish paste (made of muscle, tendons, skin, etc.)
Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus)
sabre-toothed blenny (Aspidontus taeniatus)
Indian bait prawn (Palaemon pacificus)
lake prawn (Palaemon paucidens)
striped field mouse (Apodemus agrarius)
Thorea okadae (species of red alga)
whitetail dascyllus (Dascyllus aruanus); humbug dascyllus; banded dascyllus; white-tailed damselfish
camel toe (i.e. female genitals visible through tight clothing)