lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
moon viewing (esp. during the eight month of the lunar calendar)
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
heir; inheritor; successor
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
story; tale; talk; discussion
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
fate; chance; relationship; tie
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
hair; hairline; minor details; comb lines in hair; comb tracks
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom