to stand up straight; to stick up (e.g. of hair); to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand (doing nothing); to stand around
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
immorality; injustice; adultery; illicit relationship; murdering one's teacher or a government official (one of the eight unpardonable crimes)
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
carrot and stick; (lit.) candy and whip
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
Buddhist nun; Catholic nun; sister; bitch; Amagasaki (city in Hyogo Prefecture); Amazon (online retailer)
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to be told or made to hear something so often that you (metaphorically) get calluses on your ears
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when