lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
in history; ever; historical
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
belt (worn around the waist); (machine) belt; belt; zone
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
world's first; first in the world
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
iris (flower); Siberian iris (Iris sanguinea); (arch.) sweet flag (Acorus calamus); (arch.) calamus
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
training (esp. in-service); induction course
public performance; exhibition in a foreign country
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
Tarōkaja (common name for a manservant)
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding