noun:

• main point; gist; essentials; bones (e.g. of an idea); pith

noun:

• human bones

noun:

• bones left after cremation (esp. those of a Buddha or Boddhisatva) - Buddhism term
• grain of rice; cooked rice ［しゃり］ ➜ しゃり

noun / ~の noun:

• small bones

noun:

• ancient inscriptions of Chinese characters on oracle bones and tortoise shells

noun:

• flesh and bones

noun / ~の noun:

• bones of the palm (esp. the metacarpals, but sometimes also including the carpals) - obscure term ➜ 中手骨

noun:

• saint's bones; sacred bones

noun:

• collecting bones and remains (e.g. on a battlefield)
• putting cremated remains in an urn

noun:

• bones of the upper and lower leg - obscure term

noun:

• one's old bones; old man

noun:

• ancient inscriptions of Chinese characters on oracle bones and carapaces ➜ 甲骨文字

noun:

• fortune-telling using animal bones

noun / ~する noun:

• eating bones; gnawing on a bone; osteophagy

noun:

• deep fried fish bones (snack food)

noun:

• washing of bones before placing them in a bone storage urn (esp. in Okinawa) ➜ 厨子

noun:

• dish made with pork belly and bones, simmered with miso, sake, vegetables, etc. (from Kagoshima)

noun:

• skin and bones

noun:

• meat (esp. chicken) without bones, skin or excess fat

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to chill one's bones (e.g. because of cold, pain, etc.); to be very cold; to be scathing

noun:

• bones of the feet - obscure term
• the strength of one's feet

noun:

• animal bones

expression:

• reduced to skin and bones

noun:

• muscles (sinews) and bones; structure

noun:

• decorated pottery container for storing the bones of one's ancestors (Okinawa) - called じ〜しか〜み or じ〜しが〜み in Okinawa ➜ 厨子