versatility; multiplicity of use
theme; subject; motif; theme for the Imperial New Year's Poetry Contest
each time; every time; thank you for your continued patronage; thank you for your support; hello; I'm coming in
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
one end; an end; part; fragment
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
chilly; unpleasantly cold
weather forecast; weather report
machination; secret plan; plot; trick up one's sleeve
shellfish; seashell; shell
fighting sport; combat sport; martial art
to dent; to indent; to depress; to humiliate
removing one's hat; admiring (someone) greatly; taking one's hat off to
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
ear cleaning; cleaning one's ears
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
to set (someone) up (in a high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship; to flatter
platform; home; home base; home plate
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
sensation; great popularity; big stir; big splash
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
to knock down; to knock off
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
carriage; movement (of the body)
total blockage; complete shutdown; stopping completely; shutout
to mow; to reap; to harvest; to eradicate; to root out (e.g. evil); to remove
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
tuna (Thunnus spp.; esp. the Pacific bluefin); dead fish (person who is unresponsive or passive during sex); starfish; body of a person struck by a train; person unconscious due to alcohol
competition; rivalry; feeling that something is worth the effort; motivation; enthusiasm
since one was born; in one's (entire) life; in all one's life