next; following; subsequent; stage; station
under; underexposure; underdevelopment; under par
waist; waistline; waist measurement
hipbone; innominate bone; fortitude; perseverance; endurance
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
hips; buttocks; backside; hip; trendy; cool
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
in the meanwhile; during the time
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
instant; moment; for an instant
form; shape; figure; visage
grasp; catch; understanding
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
Yamato (province); Japan; the art of classical Japanese poetry
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
such; this sort of; like this
when it becomes; when it comes to
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
in this manner; in this way; like this
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson