こし
Meanings
Noun
1. lower back; waist; hips; lumbar region
2. body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
usu. コシ
Kanji used
waist
Pitch accent
Top 800
Used in vocabulary (87 in total)
to sit (down)
to sit (down)
to half-rise to one's feet
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
to sit down; to take a seat
legs and loins
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
to sit down; to take a seat
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
chamber maid; female servant; area around the hips; waist area
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
measurement round the hips
waist band; girdle; sash
to collapse; to give up; to lose one's nerve; to have one's knees give way
collapsing in the middle of a bout; breaking down (while in the middle of something); faltering halfway
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
shooting from the hip; starting something without sufficient preparation; acting on a vague estimate (of the situation)
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise; to lose one's legs
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
to take a solid stance; to put one's back in it; to exert oneself
loincloth; waistcloth; kimono underskirt
loincloth; waistcloth; kimono underskirt
cord tied around the waist of a kimono before an obi is tied
buttocks; lower back; waist; kimono underskirt
sword worn on the hip; something worn on the hip (e.g. sword, pill box, money pouch)
leash; rope tied round prisoner's waists
waist-high partition wall; breast wall
slow in start work
lunchbox hanging from one's waist; low-paid office worker
slow to act; slow in starting work
wooden paneling
straw skirt; grass skirt; traditionally worn by hunters and fishermen
overbearing; unstable wrestling stance
hanger-on; follower; flunky; purse strapped round one's waist
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
tuck at the waist
cheerfully working
cheerfully working; hasty
firm; persevering; flexible and hard to break
wearing one's pants low (so that they hang from the hip rather than the waist); pants worn in such a manner
bad poem; my humble poem; stooped over (e.g. old people); bowed; stalling; having a relapse
bustle; crinolette; hip pad (football); loin guard (armor); tasse
sitz bath; hip bath
gait; posture
something worn on the hip (e.g. sword, pill box, money pouch)
bustle; crinolette; hip pad (football); loin guard (armor); tasse
lunchbox hanging from one's waist; low-paid office worker
waist-high wainscoting; waist-high wainscotting
humble; modest
lower part of a shoji (paper sliding-door)
humble; modest
wearing one's pants low (so that they hang from the hip rather than the waist)
hip throw (judo, sumo)
to take a solid stance; to put one's back in it; to exert oneself
wainscoting; wainscotting; sliding door's decorative paper skirt
height of the neck
red-rumped swallow (Hirundo daurica); striated swallow (Hirundo striolata)
buttocks; lower back; waist; kimono underskirt
tuck at the waist
leukorrhoea; leucorrhoea; leukorrhea; leucorrhea; mucous discharge from female genitals
sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting, with a rectangular blade
to sit (down)
firm; flexible and hard to break; persevering
roof monitor; monitor roof; lantern (roof)
slim waist; beautiful waistline
hip throwing techniques (judo); waist techniques
katana and wakizashi
Examples (14 in total)
I can't straighten out my back.
Doesn't it hurt your back?
Put your hands on your hips.