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肩
to place one's arm around each other's shoulders; to join shoulders
to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)
Idiomatic expression
to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind
Expressions; Godan verb
to have stiff shoulders
Idiomatic expression; Expressions; Godan verb
to feel ill at ease; to feel uncomfortable; to feel tense
Noun or verb acting prenominally
serious; sober
Idiomatic expression
to square one's shoulders (in order to intimidate)
Sumo
under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down
dodging; parrying (questions)
disappointment; letdown
Idiomatic expression
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down
Idiomatic expression
to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding
to act formally; to act stiffly
warming up; limbering up
growing (graph rising to the right); increasing; soaring; expanding
Idiomatic expression
to swagger; to strut; to be confident; to have no worries
to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding
to act formally; to act stiffly
pounding lightly on the shoulders (to relieve stiffness); shoulder massage; massage stick for pounding the shoulders
tapping on the shoulder (as a hint to resign); urging someone to resign; pressuring someone to resign
Idiomatic expression
to support; to back up; to side with; to take sides
Orig. meaning
to cover one's exposed shoulder again
to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)