lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
to rock; to shake; to swing
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
considerably; fairly; quite
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
bodily; with all one's weight; with one's whole body
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!