trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
joint; seam; joining point
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to remove; to move out of the way
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
plaster; gypsum; calcium sulphate (sulfate)
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
face; looks; vestiges; trace
descendant; posterity; offspring
clone; kroon (former currency of Estonia)
woman's level of motivation in fashion, makeup, taste in clothes, etc.; femininity
voice training; vocal exercises
utterance; speaking; vocalization; leading a group of people (in cheering, singing, etc.)
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
old girl; former female student; alumna; office girl
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
to use completely; to use up; to exhaust; to exhaust somebody's civility; to give up (on someone)
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
long sentence; long piece of writing (e.g. passage, letter, article, telegram)
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany