to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
the opposite direction; the other way
unable to fight (esp. in video games); unconscious; knocked out; dead
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval
tying up; restraint; restriction; arrest
directly opposite; right in front
pale; pallid; bluish-white
convention; tired tradition; old custom
uncertainty; indeterminacy; unreliability; unauthenticity
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
fault; dislocation; gap; discrepancy
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
patriarch; head of a family
male carer (at a nursery school, children's home, etc.); childcare worker
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)