lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
behind; in the rear; in back
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to curve; to twist; to be contrary; to be uncooperative; to be rebellious
how long; how far; how much
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
past misdeeds; old crimes
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
(made of) stone; stone-built
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
that is to say; so that means
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility