diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
promise; vow; engagement; convention; rule; resolution
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
unwritten law; common law; unwritten rule
to watch steadily; to stare
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
using as an intermediary; through
lubricating oil; lubricant; lube; person or thing that makes things run smoothly; facilitator
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
servant; manservant; menial
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; taking something in without fully understanding it; accepting without reservation; accepting something as-is
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
ultimate; final; last; eventual
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
survival of the fittest; the law of the jungle; (lit.) the weak are meat the strong do eat
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
feeling restless; feeling nervous; fidgety; distracted
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
animal passions; carnal desire; lust
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
interior of the mouth; oral cavity