lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to half-rise to one's feet
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
to sit down; to take a seat
half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
preparing to flee; being ready to run away
to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone
to set about in earnest; to put one's back into something
to sit down; to take a seat
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
chamber maid; female servant; area around the hips; waist area
lower back (or hip) pain; lumbago
measurement round the hips
to get off one's backside; to bestir oneself
bent back; prone posture; weak-kneed; timidity; lack of nerve
hanger-on; follower; flunky; purse strapped round one's waist
hipbone; innominate bone; fortitude; perseverance; endurance
to collapse; to give up; to lose one's nerve; to have one's knees give way
strenuous effort; earnestness; seriousness
collapsing in the middle of a bout; breaking down (while in the middle of something); faltering halfway
strained back; slipped disk; lumbosacral strain
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
shooting from the hip; starting something without sufficient preparation; acting on a vague estimate (of the situation)
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise; to lose one's legs
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
loins; hips; pelvic region; waist
to take a solid stance; to put one's back in it; to exert oneself
loincloth; waistcloth; kimono underskirt
posture; position; pose; attitude
loincloth; waistcloth; kimono underskirt
cord tied around the waist of a kimono before an obi is tied
buttocks; lower back; waist; kimono underskirt
to bow slightly; to make a slight bow
lumbar vertebra; lumbar vertebrae
strained back; slipped disk; lumbosacral strain
sword worn on the hip; something worn on the hip (e.g. sword, pill box, money pouch)
to get off one's backside; to bestir oneself
leash; rope tied round prisoner's waists
slow to act; slow in starting work
slim waist; slender figure; willowy figure; waist of a willow tree
overbearing; unstable wrestling stance
hanger-on; follower; flunky; purse strapped round one's waist
straw skirt; grass skirt; traditionally worn by hunters and fishermen
waist-high partition wall; breast wall
lunchbox hanging from one's waist; low-paid office worker
bad poem; my humble poem; stooped over (e.g. old people); bowed; stalling; having a relapse
tall-paneled sliding door
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
cheerfully working; hasty
short guardless sword worn on the hip
wavering; unsteady; floating hip throw (judo)
bad poem; my humble poem; stooped over (e.g. old people); bowed; stalling; having a relapse
bustle; crinolette; hip pad (football); loin guard (armor); tasse
to bow slightly; to make a slight bow
wearing one's pants low (so that they hang from the hip rather than the waist); pants worn in such a manner
bustle; crinolette; hip pad (football); loin guard (armor); tasse
wavering; unsteady; floating hip throw (judo)
weak foreign policy; weak-kneed diplomacy
firm; persevering; flexible and hard to break
shooting from the hip; starting something without sufficient preparation; acting on a vague estimate (of the situation)
something worn on the hip (e.g. sword, pill box, money pouch)
bench (i.e. for bathroom); seat; small piece of furniture upon which one can sit on
wearing one's pants low (so that they hang from the hip rather than the waist)
preparing to flee; being ready to run away
lunchbox hanging from one's waist; low-paid office worker
bent back; prone posture; weak-kneed; timidity; lack of nerve
waist-high wainscoting; waist-high wainscotting
lower part of a shoji (paper sliding-door)
narrow-waisted; red-banded sand wasp (Ammophila sabulosa)
bad back; spineless person
wearing one's pants low (so that they hang from the hip rather than the waist)
counter for swords, hakama, obi, etc. worn around the waist; counter for quivers of arrows
to take a solid stance; to put one's back in it; to exert oneself
wainscoting; wainscotting; sliding door's decorative paper skirt
posture in which the legs are firmly planted (in sumo and judo)
red-rumped swallow (Hirundo daurica); striated swallow (Hirundo striolata)
buttocks; lower back; waist; kimono underskirt
bench (i.e. for bathroom); seat; small piece of furniture upon which one can sit on
bench (i.e. for bathroom); seat; small piece of furniture upon which one can sit on
strong-backed; stubborn; persevering; viscous; elastic and sticky
sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting, with a rectangular blade
leukorrhoea; leucorrhoea; leukorrhea; leucorrhea; mucous discharge from female genitals
temporary employment; a temporary job while looking for a better job; work just to kill time
stance adopted when prepared to catch an object
gambrel roof; mansard roof
bent back; prone posture; weak-kneed; timidity; lack of nerve
straw skirt; grass skirt; traditionally worn by hunters and fishermen
polypore (bracket fungus, esp. of family Polyporaceae)
wainscoting; wainscotting; sliding door's decorative paper skirt
temporary employment; a temporary job while looking for a better job; work just to kill time
firm; flexible and hard to break; persevering
being bent (with age); being stooped over
being bent (with age); being stooped over
cushion worn round the waist for warmth
short-sleeved kimono with a plain white backside
red-banded sand wasp (Ammophila sabulosa)
slim waist; beautiful waistline
roof monitor; monitor roof; lantern (roof)
waisted drum; hourglass drum
hip throwing techniques (judo); waist techniques
white-rumped swift (Apus caffer)