to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
shellfish; seashell; shell
(getting a) perfect score; scoring 100; grading students on a scale of one hundred; doing perfectly (in a test); leaving nothing to be desired
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
herbal tea; herb tea; tisane
apathetic; lackadaisical; spiritless; physically weak; feeble; effeminate
discharge (e.g. of water from a dam); release (of young fish into a river, pond, etc.); stocking (a river, etc. with fish); (arch.) banishment; (arch.) exile
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
rhyme; lime (tree, fruit) (Citrus aurantifolia); lime (mineral)
health; healthy; sound; fit
fragile; brittle; delicate; sensitive
to cause someone to worry
thunderstruck; hit by a thunderbolt; struck by lightning
to admire greatly; to salute (in admiration); to take one's hat off to
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
to grow fond of; to grow attached to; to become enamoured with
ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
storehouse; warehouse; godown
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
officiating priest; presiding priest at a ceremony; religious teacher; highly-ranked priest; guru; instructor (yoga, etc.)
(verbal) message; sending word; (arch.) excuse; (arch.) pretext
one revolution; one rotation
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
money loser; high-cost, low-return project
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
personal; individual; private
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense