lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
narrow; thin (sized); slender
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
change; transformation; inversion
riskiness; (level of) danger
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
one's feeling while riding; comfort (of a vehicle); ride quality
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
(horse-drawn) cart; wagon; dray
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
each encampment; strong (wind); fierce; intermittent
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
sweet and sour; bittersweet
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
(not) so much; (not) that much
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
nausea; sickness in the stomach
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
an extra effort; going the extra mile; one final push
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
high alert; a state of high alert; on alert
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
neighboring countries; surrounding countries