natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
freely; impudently; brazenly; shamelessly; however one wishes
to change the position of
dandy; handsome and fashionable man; fop; chivalrous man
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
to slide into; to slip into
unexpectedly; surprisingly
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
this is why; this means; it is the case that
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse
vivid; gorgeous; resplendent beauty; bright
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
impudence; cheekiness; impertinence
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
to unfold; to unroll; to open
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary