lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
as you see; as you can see
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
slightly (blushing); suddenly (getting bright, flaring up, flashing on, etc.); distractedly
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
on the occasion of; at the time of
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
now that; since; so long as; because
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
manners; courtesy; etiquette
to yell; to shout; to scream; to bawl
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
personal affair; one's own affair
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
exposure to the sun; sunny place; per day
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
kitchen; financial situation
cookware; cooking utensil
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything