loins; hips; pelvic region; waist
congestion (of blood); engorgement
lady attendant; female servant; lady's maid; waiting maid
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle
curvilinear beauty; curvaceousness
deep emotion; being filled with emotion
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
close call; narrow margin; the eleventh hour
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
privately; with outsiders barred; en famille
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
matter of hit-and-miss; mix of success and failure; variation (in quality, returns, etc.)
grinding; polishing; refining (a skill, knowledge, etc.); applying oneself (to study); disciplining oneself
color; colour; color; character; coloring (one's hair); dyeing
due to the nature of one's job; because of one's line of work
to be itching to put one's skills to use
to step back; to walk backwards
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
upper arm; (arch.) lower arm
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
well connected; well known; having a large, diverse circle of acquaintances
then; well; so; bye then; bye bye
introduction; bringing in; installation; introduction (to a story, lecture, etc.); introductory part
generous; magnanimous; open-handed; liberal
Taoist sexual alchemy (supposed to prolong the practitioner's life)
heartbroken thoughts; heartrending grief; overwhelming sorrow
chasing after women; womanizing
to adhere firmly to one's principles; to keep one's chastity; to remain faithful to one's spouse
fidelity; honour; honor; chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)
to cense; to burn incense
repeater; repeat customer; regular customer; person who does the same (negative) act repeatedly
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up