lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
grandfather; male senior-citizen
Shouji Tarou (1898.12.11-1972.10.4)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
singer; vocalist; nagauta singer (in kabuki); singer of noh chants
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
circular window; round window
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
self-respect; self-confidence; guts; backbone; pride; drive
God; god; ace; king; superior person
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only