lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
another name; nickname; alias; synonym (taxonomy)
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
tradition; legend; folklore
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
chain mail (armor, armour)
feeling; sense; impression
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
(good or bad) feel when wearing something
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
strength; power; proficiency; ability
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
support; backing; aid; assistance
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
detour; circumvention; turning movement
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to finish reading; to read through
go that far; to that extent
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
postwar period; period after Second World War