buttocks; lower back; waist; kimono underskirt
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
breasts; boobies; tits; breast milk
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
sweet dumpling made with mochi flour and (sometimes) millet flour (famous product of Okayama); millet dumplings
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
to chase; to run after; to pursue
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
cats and dogs (as an example of a bad relationship); (lit.) dogs and monkeys
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little