lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
bed hair; hair disarranged during sleep; habit of moving around in one's sleep; sleeping habit
using one's fingers as a comb; combing one's hand through one's hair
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to smile (at); to grin (at)
of course; certainly; naturally
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
right in the middle (of); midst; height
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
success; prosperity; boom
washing place (e.g. for laundry or tableware); place for washing oneself in a bathroom
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
drying place; drying ground
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
in the same way as; just like
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
until now; so far; up to the present
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
that's the way it is; such is life
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to wear one's hair up; to arrange one's hair
decoration; ornament; trimmings