lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
genuine article; real thing; real deal
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
regular game; regular-season game
upper half of the body; upper body
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
summer vacation; summer holiday
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)