the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
the start of a climb up a hill
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
to put one's strength into
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
interval; break; pause; spare moment
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
behind; in the rear; in back
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
should not be; must not be
frightening (of the future); worrying; scary; ominous; portentous
innate ability; innate talent; natural gift
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
something like ...; something called ...
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat