the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
assistance; backing; reinforcements
to check; to stop; to keep back
please; somehow or other; one way or another
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
elated; triumphant; proud
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
pride; dignity; self-respect
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
twelve o'clock; midnight; noon
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
bluff; false show of power; bold front
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
refined; elegant; graceful; classic
moment; brief space of time
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
halting (speech); faltering; stammering
way of reciting; way of telling a story
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
lost property; something dropped and left behind
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears