lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
preparation; arrangements
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
nature; property; disposition
by means of; due to; because of; according to
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
yearning; longing for; deep affection
alas; regrettably; to my great regret; tragically
settling or depositing (at the bottom of something); deposition; pigmentation; composure; calmness
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
rest; break; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
to be needed; to be wanted
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
there is a tendency; there is a possibility
thatching; thatch; thatched roof
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
mulberry field; mulberry plantation