the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
strike (i.e. industrial action)
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs (e.g. in life); vicissitudes; small and large waves
territory; domain; dominion; possession
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
to help (someone) out of trouble; to rescue; to save
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
dealer (esp. in cars); dealership; dealer; dealer; exhibitor (at a convention, etc.)
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
to see without obstruction; to get an unobstructed view (of); to see into (someone's thoughts); to read (someone's feelings, intentions, etc.); to foresee; to predict
pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
acrobatics; acrobatic performance; stunt
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
to loosen one's sword slightly in the scabbard
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
priority; order of precedence
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
shukuchi (rapid movement techniques); shortening distances