lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
supplement; top up; complement; making up (a deficiency)
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
cherry blossom (colour, color)
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
to be formal; to be ceremonious; to stand on ceremony
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
hair elastic; hair tie; hair band; rubber band
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
cord tied around the waist of a kimono before an obi is tied
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
in low spirits; dejected; sad
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to raise one's voice; to shout
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for
family-oriented; familial
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
dizzyingly; to feel dizzy
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue