the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
that is to say; so that means
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
whispering; murmuring; subdued
ideal situation; ideal world; perfect world; utopia
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
to fall flat; to fall face down
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
technique; art; skill; move
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
scale; scope; plan; structure
portion; potion (e.g. magical)
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
to pulverize; to break into pieces; to beat to a pulp; to defeat completely; to crush
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to cease; to stop; to be over
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to make an appearance; to show up
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; inequality; imbalance; unevenness
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
(natural) satellite; moon; (artificial) satellite
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words