the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
mechanic; mechanical; mechanism; technique (e.g. in piano-playing)
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
merchant's home; rented home; store; shop
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
main street; avenue; boulevard
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
continuous; without a break
karaoke room; karaoke box
after staying up all night
training method in sports, etc. where one imagines how a scenario would play out; mental rehearsal; mental preparation; visualization (for practicing a skill in one's mind)(practising); practicing under simulated conditions (e.g. while watching a video)
deep psyche; unconscious mind; depth psychology
setting off (on a trip); departure
an infinite variety of; multifarious; being extremely varied and wide-ranging
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
state of mind; mentality; psychology
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
to model (something) on; to be modelled on; to be made in the shape of; to symbolize; to represent
is something that; is that which
baren; disk-shaped rubbing pad for pressing paper when making a print from a wood block
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
special characteristics; peculiarity; distinctiveness
simply put; putting it simply; in short
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
approval; acceptance; toleration
spur (of a chicken, pheasant, etc.); cockspur; calcar; fetlock
climbing to the summit; summiting
blending ratio; combination ratio
chairlift (e.g. at a ski resort); ski lift; (goods) lift; lift (in figure skating, ballet, etc.)
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
springy (texture); doughy; elastic
beauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance; beautification; beauty treatment; beauty culture
mountain climber; mountaineer
well done!; bravo!; zenzai; red bean soup made with azuki beans