| agonist | (n) someone involved in a contest or battle (as in an agon), Ant. antagonist |
| agonist | (n) a muscle that contracts while another relaxes, Example: when bending the elbow the biceps are the agonist |
| agonist | (n) (biochemistry) a drug that can combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiological reaction |
| agonistic | (adj) of or relating to the athletic contests held in ancient Greece |
| agonistic | (adj) striving to overcome in argument, Syn. agonistical, combative, Example: a dialectical and agonistic approach |
| agonistic | (adj) struggling for effect, Syn. strained, Example: agonistic poses |
| 主人公 | [しゅじんこう, shujinkou] (n) (1) protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); (2) head of household; (P) #1,309 [Add to Longdo] |
| 主体 | [しゅたい, shutai] (n) (1) main constituent; core; nucleus; (2) (See 客体, 主観) subject (philosophical); protagonist; (P) #3,659 [Add to Longdo] |
| 脇(P);腋;掖 | [わき, waki] (n) (1) armpit; under one's arm; side; flank; (2) (also written as 傍, 側) beside; close to; near; by; (3) aside; to the side; away; out of the way; (4) off-track; off-topic; (5) (usu. written ワキ in Noh) deuteragonist; supporting role; (6) (abbr) (See 脇句) second verse (in a linked series of poems); (P) #5,679 [Add to Longdo] |
| アンタゴニスト | [antagonisuto] (n, adj-f) antagonist [Add to Longdo] |
| 競技者 | [きょうぎしゃ, kyougisha] (n) agonist [Add to Longdo] |
| 仕手(P);為手 | [して, shite] (n) (1) doer; performer; (2) (uk) protagonist (in noh or kyogen); hero; leading part; main character; (3) (仕手 only) speculator (in trading); (P) [Add to Longdo] |
| 主公 | [しゅこう, shukou] (n) (1) (arch) master; (2) (arch) main character; protagonist [Add to Longdo] |
| 尻を捲る;尻をまくる | [しりをまくる;けつをまくる, shiriwomakuru ; ketsuwomakuru] (exp, v5r) to abandon a humble attitude and get on one's high horse; suddenly to assume an antagonistic attitude [Add to Longdo] |
| 対立意見 | [たいりついけん, tairitsuiken] (n) conflicting (opposite, contrasting) opinion; antagonistic view [Add to Longdo] |
| 対立感情 | [たいりつかんじょう, tairitsukanjou] (n) feeling of antipathy (rivalry); antagonistic sentiment [Add to Longdo] |