lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
special; particular; peculiar; unique
manufacturing method; recipe; formula
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
letter; missive; note; mail
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
don't you think?; indicates question
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
your countenance (his ..., her ..., etc.)
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
the more one looks (at it) the more...
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
in bad taste; vulgar; tasteless
present; gift; to give a present or gift
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to drug (someone, food, drink)
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
long time; long interval; for quite some time
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag