waist (the part of the pants located above the crotch); pant rise
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
in bad taste; vulgar; tasteless
carving; engraving; sculpture
the six historical styles of writing kanji: large seal, small seal, clerical, triangular-swept clerical, running, and cursive
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
to tighten; to press hard
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
to share (life's) joys and sorrows (with); to share the good and the bad (with); to stick together through thick and thin
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
assorted vegetables for sukiyaki (esp. green onion)
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
conviction; belief; confidence
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
cave; hollow; cavity; hollow
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
full operation (e.g. factory, machine, reactor); full strength; full speed
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
there is nothing more that can be done; it's all over
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
considerably; greatly; a lot