the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
eat shit!; fuck off!; fuck you!
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
beyond oneself; beyond one's ability; exceeding one's power
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
to sustain a serious wound
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension; life-support
to cut down (grass, etc.; by swinging a sickle, scythe, etc.); to mow
putting together (e.g. opinions); gathering; collecting; aggregating; summarizing; integrating
along; parallel to; in accordance with
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
to dig out; to hollow out; to cut into
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
to scatter away; to fly away; to blow away; to be removed without trace; to vanish
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
beyond imagination; unimaginable
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
deviation; departure; (accidental) omission
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
ghost; revenant; spirit (of the dead); departed soul
to throw oneself (into an activity)
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
to brush off; to shake off
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
to take over; to obtain by transfer; to inherit; to buy; to purchase
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal