the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
assertiveness; positiveness; initiative; spirit of enterprise
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to be ill; to suffer from; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
speech and conduct; words and deeds
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
just a minute; small quantity
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)