腰

temporary employment; a temporary job while looking for a better job; work just to kill time

gambrel roof; mansard roof

sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting, with a rectangular blade

firm; flexible and hard to break; persevering

cushion worn round the waist for warmth

waist-high fence

short-sleeved kimono with a plain white backside

lumbar nerve

Martial arts

hip throwing techniques (judo); waist techniques

shoji screen with a wooden panel in the bottom part

to hurt one's lower back

Rare term

red-banded sand wasp (Ammophila sabulosa)

manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing

legs and loins; lower body

foundations; underpinnings

unarmed; without weapons

half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position

bent back

indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve

Idiomatic expression

preparing to flee; being ready to run away

Idiomatic expression

to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone

Idiomatic expression

to set about in earnest; to make a strenuous effort; to put one's back into (doing)

belligerent attitude; readiness to fight; belligerence

weak attitude

Idiomatic expression

to get off one's backside; to bestir oneself

bent back; prone posture

weak-kneed; timidity; lack of nerve