Nounlower back; waist; hips; lumbar region · body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring

Nounlegs and loins; lower body · foundations; underpinnings

Nounmanner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing

Nounstrenuous effort; earnestness; seriousness

Countercounter for swords, hakama, obi, etc. worn around the waist · counter for quivers of arrows

Noun, used as a suffixposture; position; pose; attitude

Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'unarmed; without weapons

Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'slender hips; slim waist

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

Nounslim waist; slender figure; willowy figure · waist of a willow tree

Noununarmed

Nounheight of the neck

Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'being bent (with age); being stooped over

Nounwavering; unsteady · floating hip throw (judo)

Nounfirm or tough stance

Nounslim waist; beautiful waistline

Nounwaist

Nounbuttocks; lower back; waist; hips · kimono underskirt

Nounkatana and wakizashi

Nounkatana and wakizashi

Nounbent back · indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve

Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'belligerent attitude; readiness to fight; belligerence

Nounpreparing to flee; being ready to run away

Nounstance adopted when prepared to catch an object

Nounposture in which the legs are firmly planted (in sumo and judo)

Nounstrong pelvis or hips

Nounbent back; stooping back

Nounstrength and elasticity of hair

Nounharai goshi (judo); sweeping hip throw; hip sweep

Nounlower part of a shoji (paper sliding-door)

Nountwo swords

Nounattitude and demeanor

Nounstrained back; slipped disk; lumbosacral strain

Nounbent back; prone posture · weak-kneed; timidity; lack of nerve