lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
ceramics; pottery; porcelain
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
(arch.) like that; (arch.) as such; yeah; uh-huh
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
please; somehow or other; one way or another
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
being moved (to tears); being touched (by); (falling) softly (of leaves, petals, etc.); becoming slightly drunk; becoming tipsy
instructor; (fencing) teacher; model
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
bright person; talented student; prodigy
attached; belonging (to); included; enclosed; affiliated; annexed
instruction; guidance; tutelage; (arch.) licensed elementary school teacher
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
first meeting; first interview with
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
business trip; official trip
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
mountain climbing; mountaineering
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
address (e.g. opening or closing remarks); speech; ci (Chinese literary form); ancillary word
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness