the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
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. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval
to bind (with rope, etc.)
directly opposite; right in front
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to kneel (in respect); to genuflect
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
thundering; roaring; rumbling; booming
convention; tired tradition; old custom
uncertainty; indeterminacy; unreliability; unauthenticity
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
fault; dislocation; gap; discrepancy
transparency; clarity; coherence
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
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
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 (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
patriarch; head of a family
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
to model (something) on; to be modelled on; to be made in the shape of; to symbolize; to represent
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
priest's black robe; priest