to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
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
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
pride; boast; credit (to)
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
to some extent; to a certain extent
popular person; favorite; favourite
being reluctant to sell; holding off on selling
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
natural drugs; natural remedy; herbal medicine; crude drugs; galenical
detoxification; counteracting poison; neutralizing poison
insect bite; bug bite; sting
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
fixed form; regular shape; standard-size mail
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
patch; patching; join; joining; successor; heir
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
immediately; right away; on the spot
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
one-tenth; one percent (one-tenth of a wari); one-quarter of a ryō (obsolete unit of currency); thickness; advantageous circumstances; one-tenth of a monme of silver
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
election tour; election campaign; stumping
just managing; with great difficulty
to underrate; to make light of
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
fixed phrase; canned phrase; standard wording; template; boilerplate
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
drawstring purse; money pouch; pouch of fried tofu stuffed with var. ingredients, used in oden; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute (Edo period)
to be too late; to be too slow
pinky swear; pinky promise; hooking each other's little fingers to confirm a promise
charm; incantation; spell; curse