lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
while; even though; despite
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
right under; directly below
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
blow; shock; strike; batting
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
that day; the very same day
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
Shangri La (from Lost Horizon, 1933 novel by James Hilton); Shangri-La
witnessing; observing; sighting
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress