lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown
lower half of the body; nether parts
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to be turned up; to be turned inside out; to ride up; to be lifted (e.g. by wind)
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
leaving a letter behind; letter left behind by someone who has departed; farewell letter
bento; Japanese box lunch
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
don't you think?; indicates question
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
only; merely; nothing but; no more than