lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
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)
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to speak; to hear a voice
corridor; hallway; passageway
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)
silence; stillness; quietness
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
lonely; lonesome; dreary; (arch.) loneliness; (arch.) desolation
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
(electric) torch; flashlight
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain