the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
immorality; injustice; adultery; infidelity; (arch.) murdering one's teacher or a government official
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
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
carrot and stick; (lit.) candy and whip
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
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
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly
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
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell