lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
not caring; not giving a damn
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
honorific/polite/humble prefix
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
because of; owing to; due to
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
in comparison to; rather than
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
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
go that far; to that extent
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to be discouraged; to be disheartened
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate