lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
entrance badge; visitor's card
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
story; tale; talk; discussion
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
un-; non-; negative prefix
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
physical condition; state of health
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
how kind of you; that's very nice of you; kindly
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
(with) only a few left; (with) little left
to squeeze out; to wring out
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed