wind blowing snow down a mountain; removing snow from the roof of a house
cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
to invite in; to show someone in
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
very hungry; starving; bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; denting; buckling
legitimate occupation; honest business
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
occasional; infrequent; rare
earning extra money (e.g. from a side job)
to be right on target; to strike it rich
back off!; leave me alone!
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
invitation; introduction; temptation
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to rotate; to think over; to consider
paying back a favour; repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side by side; to make (someone) get married; to get (someone) hitched
how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to drive into; to ride into; to extend (a railway line, bus route, etc.) into; to link (a railway line) with; to join up with (a separate line)
greeting; a fine thing to say
(another's) son; boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
attack; offence; top (dominant partner of a homosexual relationship); barrage (of); flood (of)
to run around; to bustle about
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
going out (of a noble, shogun, royalty, etc.); visit; attendance
greeting; a fine thing to say
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 curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding