lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
heavy flooding; disastrous flood; deluge; great flood (sent by a deity); flood myth
throughout; all through; right through
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
sense of loss; feeling of loss
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
washing machine (laundry)
to throw into; to toss into
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
trivial; not amounting to much
commuting to school; school commute
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
to telephone; to make a phone call
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
to be suspicious (of something or somebody)
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
another; different; something else