the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
to sit down; to take a seat
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
to put one's hand on; to touch
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
pupil and (dark) iris of the eye
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
little while; short time; (arch.) an hour; half-hour; half an hour
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
good feeling; feeling good
forced laugh; forced smile
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
both hands; both arms; ten
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of