lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
being bad at communication; being unsociable
second day of the month; two days
older sister; elder sister
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
impeachment; denunciation; accusation; censure
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
killing by poison; poisoning
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
Shinto rites; Shinto style
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
detonator; percussion cap
putting one's courage to the test
clear insight; resignation (to one's fate); acceptance
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
to approach (one's) death; to face (one's) death
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
execution; carrying out; performance; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling
money; coin; dough; moolah; brass
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing