lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to recall; to remember; to recollect
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
(geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to be surprised; to be astonished
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited