no time like the present; make hay while the sun shines; (lit.) it's an auspicious day (for doing it) when you've just had the idea
patron god; tutelar deity; guardian deity; local deity
see you later; goodbye; sincerely
fox with supernatural powers
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
cold; indifferent; unfriendly; unsympathetic; unkind
something like ...; something called ...
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
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
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
peace (esp. of the world); tranquillity; calm
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)
cruelty; hard-heartedness
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
shop; small store; business; firm
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest