sense of equilibrium; sense of balance
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to push aside; to brush aside
virtual space (e.g. in computer graphics)
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
encumbrance; burden; drag
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
several shots; several blows
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
noninclusion in a team; not being chosen to play
to pitch forward; to fall forward
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
to grimace; to make a wry face
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
visual confirmation; sighting
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
to triumph; to be elated with success
to walk away; to walk off
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)