lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
seeing things in a favourable light (favorable)
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
though; notwithstanding; although
mutually; reciprocally; together
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
indeed; really; truly; very much
clothes; female genitals; vagina; calf; last (on the list); (at the) bottom
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
expression; look; countenance; face
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)
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
self-satisfaction; rejoicing
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
chamber maid; female servant; area around the hips; waist area
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged