lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
stiff neck; stiff shoulders
government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
decrepitude; (being) rickety; (state of) falling apart; looseness (in machinery); play
yukata; light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
atrocious crime; heinous crime
motorcycle; motorbike; bike; bicycle
having no license; being unlicensed
to drive (a car) around; to ride (a bicycle) around
to say this and that (about); to say (critical) things; to criticize; to be critical (about); to find fault (with); to complain
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
driver (of a vehicle); motorist; screwdriver; driver (club); (device) driver
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
pitcher; pitcher (container); jug
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
hipbone; innominate bone; fortitude; perseverance; endurance
public entertainment; performing arts; accomplishments; attainments
misunderstanding; misapprehension; misconception; false impression; wrong idea
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
strained back; slipped disk; lumbosacral strain
since one was born; in one's (entire) life; in all one's life
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
school; school building; schoolhouse
rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; uncool; unstylish
to select (the best); to choose; to pick out
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
to become settled; to be fixed
the whole body; all one's (strength, anger, spirit, etc.)
to put one's strength into
flash (of light); glint; schiller
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba