lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to have meaning; to be meaningful
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
convenient; handy; useful
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
feeler; tentacle; antenna; touching (with one's hand); feeling; sensing
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
permission; approval; authorization; license
number one; first; best; most; game; round
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
meaning; significance; sense