lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
temporary staff recruitment agency; employment agency
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
enka singer; singer of Japanese traditional ballads
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
front; frontage; facade; main
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
pregnancy; conception; gestation
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
maternity leave; paternity leave
time; season; period; phase; stage
no!; no no!; no, not at all
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to be photographed; to be projected
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
email with attached photos sent from a mobile phone; photo taken with a mobile phone; taking a photo with a mobile phone
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone