lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
preliminary investigation; preparation
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
J; j; Japan; joule; jack (playing card); tatami mat (as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm); Japan Professional Football League
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
school district; school area
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
horse riding; mounting a horse; mount; riding horse; saddle horse
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
bitter orange (Citrus aurantium); sour orange; Seville orange; orange (color, colour)
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
to cross one's mind; to spring to mind; to occur to one
rough; casual (clothing); rough (of a golf course); rough sketch; rough draft
stature; height; size; physique
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
one's common or popular name
pupil; student; schoolchild
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
window; window (shop display)
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated