lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
for the first time in one's life
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
accommodation facility (e.g. hotel); lodging facility; boarding house
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
bedside; near one's pillow
rice seasoning (usu. containing fish meal, seaweed, sesame, etc.)
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
rapid development; rapid unfolding
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
gradual (destruction); progressive (dismantlement)
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable