the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
blue sky; azure sky; spring sky; God; the Creator
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make (someone) laugh; to amuse
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
roar; cry (esp. of triumph); battle cry; screech (of a bird); scream; yawp
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
(right at the) side; just beside
to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way
falsehood and truth; fiction and fact
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle