lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
scrutiny; scanning; taking a good look
to look around; to take a view of
dozens; scores of; decades
second (unit of time); arc second
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
one thin flat object; one sheet
excess; surplus; superabundance
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
body; physique; build; stature
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
invisibly; secretly; privately
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
otherwise; or else; if not
immorality; injustice; adultery; infidelity; (arch.) murdering one's teacher or a government official
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
discovery; detection; finding
to have a talk; to tell a story
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)