the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to go ahead; to pull ahead
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
wound suffered in a fight
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods
private opinion; personal view; personal opinion
spirit; heart; disposition
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
in a day; in a brief space of time
rough-hewn; incomplete; unrefined; still in the process of being formed
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
general; overall; across-the-board
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
explosive blast (in construction, mining, etc.); blasting
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to get angry; to lose one's temper
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
unable to fight (esp. in video games); unconscious; knocked out; dead
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
consistently; unchangingly; throughout
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
serious wound; serious injury