bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
irregular; indeterminate; tramp (steamer)
staying the night; lodging (at)
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
of course; certainly; naturally
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
special promotion (in rank or grade)
head; brains; intellect; understanding
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
threesome including two women who are sisters
patting; stroking; caressing
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
yogurt; yoghurt; yoghourt
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
attendance (at school); going to school
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
vagrant habits; vagabondism; wanderlust
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
takoyaki; octopus dumplings