lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
very messy; (stuff) all over the place; (lit.) no space even for one's feet
(present) head of a family
is that so?; I see; right; oh
silver; senior citizen; pensioner
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; (arch.) evil deed; (arch.) wrongdoing; (arch.) wrongdoer
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
as you see; as you can see; in accordance with what you see
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
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)
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
to multiply; to crossbreed; to cross-breed; to mix (e.g. paint colours)
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
invention; intelligent; clever; smart
Heaven's blessing; gift of nature; natural resources
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
compression; condensing; shortening; compression (of data)
armchair theory; impracticable plan; unworkable idea
unification; union; oneness
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
swindler; imposter; crook
calling (someone a thief, coward, etc.); branding (as); denouncing
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
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)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big