lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
considerably; greatly; a lot
stirring; slight movement
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
sunscreen; suntan lotion; sunblock
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
movements; manner; behaviour; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
though; even if; whether ... or ...
clearly; distinctly; vividly