lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
very young; little; childish; immature
abdomen; stomach; lower parts; under parts
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
wee-wee; pee-pee; number one
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
instant; moment; for an instant
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to be pleased; to be in a good mood
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
woman; female; feminine gender
to rush over; to run up to
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
to watch over; to watch attentively
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely