lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
virile; tough; masculine; intense
(facial) expression (esp. fierce, fearless, sinister, etc.); look
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
to become exaggerated (of rumours, etc.); to become embellished
ordinary; run-of-the-mill; usual
one end; an end; part; fragment
I think (something) won't (something); probably (something) isn't (something)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
electricity; (electric) light
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to fold up; to fold into layers
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to sum it up in one word; ... is the word for it
autonomy (philosophy); self-control
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)