lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to put one's hand on; to touch
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
consequence; outcome; result; blame
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
at once; immediately; right now
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
memory; sense; experience
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
while; even though; despite
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
to loosen one's sword slightly in the scabbard
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness