the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
environment; circumstance
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
happōshu; low-malt beer-like beverage; sparkling wine; sparkling liquor; sparkling alcohol
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
original intention; initial resolution
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
to change completely; to change suddenly
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
even though; despite; when
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
bet; wager; stake; gamble
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
generous; magnanimous; big-hearted; broad-minded; (lit.) big-bellied
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
investment; contribution; financing
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to pause; to have a short intermission
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to be transparent; to show through
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
person who introduces someone; introducer
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
street; quarter; district; area
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
articles; supplies; parts
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling