Words — 39 found
1. stance with legs in an L-shape, with one leg bent in front and other extended behind (martial arts, traditional theater)
2. Hanmi
ほんねたてまえ
本音と建前
1. one's true feelings and one's official stance (which may be at odds); one's real motive and one's stated reason
本音と建て前 【ほんねとたてまえ】、ホンネとタテマエ
クラウチングスタイル
1. crouching stance (in skiing, cycling, baseball, boxing, etc.); crouching positionSports, From English “crouching style”
クラウチング・スタイル
うあし
浮き足
1. standing on the balls of the feet; unsteady step
2. being unsettled; being restless; being ready to flee
3. high volatility (in the market); severe fluctuationFinance
浮足 【うきあし】
たちばと
立場を取る
1. to take a position (e.g. on an issue); to adopt a stance
みぎいひだり
右と言えば左
1. always contradicting what other people say; always taking the opposite stance
右といえば左 【みぎといえばひだり】
こしす
腰を据える
1. to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something)
2. to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to settle in
3. to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
腰をすえる 【こしをすえる】
ようすみ
様子見
1. wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
2. probe; probing moveGo (game)
かみ
変わり身
1. change of attitude (stance, position)
2. lightness of foot; ability to dodge out of the way of an attackSumo
せいがん
正眼
1. holding one's sword pointing towards the opponent's eyes (kendo stance)
青眼 【せいがん】
くらが
鞍替え
1. changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over
2. changing quarters (of a geisha, prostitute, etc.)
くら替え 【くらがえ】
おし
折り敷く
1. to kneel (on one knee); to crouch down (e.g. in a shooting stance)
2. to break off and spread out; to break and lie down
折敷く 【おりしく】