lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
in history; ever; historical
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
iris (flower); Siberian iris (Iris sanguinea); (arch.) sweet flag (Acorus calamus); (arch.) calamus
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
training (esp. in-service); induction course
public performance; exhibition in a foreign country
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
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
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)