lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
immediately; at once; instantly
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
sweetly smiling; like the smiling of a beauty; gracious
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to exceed; to be even more (so); to exaggerate
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
as (for); for; in the capacity of
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
house where one was born; one's parents' house
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
royal castle; imperial castle
farce (e.g. theatrical); phallus; farce; stuffed food
god king; god-king; guardian deity
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual