lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
of course; certainly; naturally
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
form; shape; figure; visage
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity