lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
story; tale; talk; discussion
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
odorless; odourless; unscented
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make (someone) laugh; to amuse
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
to pour forth; to spill out
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
one day; (on) a certain day
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
to disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to relax; to soften; to relieve (e.g. stress, tension)
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
in succession; one after another
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis); test subject (of human experiments performed by Unit 731 during WWII); (arch.) prostitute dressed as a Buddhist nun