lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
(not) readily; (not) easily; (not) right away; (not) simply; (not) without difficulty
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to be found; to be discovered
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
made-to-order (esp. clothing); custom-made; tailor-made; bespoke
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
how much; how many; to what extent
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
imagination; supposition; guess
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
repeatedly; to a tremendous extent
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
there is nothing; having nothing
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
now; the present time; just now; another; more
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
space; room; space (between letters, words, etc.); space (piece of type); (outer) space
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
(hand) weapon; (arch.) one's forte; (arch.) one's special skill; (arch.) weapon one is skilled in using
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
cleaning out mud from a ditch or drain
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
reduction (of a moyo or influence); reducing move
lending (money, commodities, etc.); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)