to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
unskilled; awkward; bad; clumsy; poor
whistle (sound made with the lips)
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
sudden emergence; sudden formation; coming out of nowhere; bursting onto the scene
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
club activities (usu. clubs in association with a school); extracurricular activities
program (musical, concert, theatrical, etc.); programme
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
moment by moment; hour by hour
by myself; in person; by oneself
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
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behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
tying up; restraint; restriction; arrest
locality; local area; local stock exchange; local dealer
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
study; diligence; discount; reduction
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment