lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
in that way; like that; that way
turning over while sleeping in bed; betrayal; double-crossing
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
for the first time in one's life
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
waterfowl; water bird; shorebird
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
totteringly; with tottering steps; toddling
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
final; eventual; ultimate
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
man of the hour; woman of the hour
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
feeling restless; feeling nervous; fidgety; distracted
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone