Counter

counter for swords, hakama, obi, etc. worn around the waist

こし only; Counter

counter for quivers of arrows

lower back; waist; hips; lumbar region

Usu. コシ

body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring

to sit down

to sit (down)

to half-rise to one's feet

manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing

to get up (from sitting); to stand up

Idiomatic expression

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

legs and loins; lower body

foundations; underpinnings

to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded