distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar
(to be ashamed enough) to wish you could just disappear; wanting to sink into the ground in shame
underground; subterranean
(electrical) ground; earth; grounding; touching the ground; landing (an airplane)
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
trouble; bother; annoyance
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
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
well-balanced; considerate; of fine character
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
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
rhyme; lime (tree, fruit) (Citrus aurantifolia); lime (mineral)
health; healthy; sound; fit
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
fragile; brittle; delicate; sensitive
to cause someone to worry
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
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