to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
pleased to make your acquaintance
to make an appearance; to show up
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
block (solid piece of material); chunk (e.g. of meat); concrete block; (interlocking) toy blocks; (printing) block; block (area of a city); blocking (e.g. the way)
to weave in (a pattern, colour, material, etc.)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
soldier; combatant; warrior
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
to prune; to trim; to reap (a crop) and put into storage; to harvest; to prune (a manuscript); to cut down
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
slim; slender; slight; delicate
exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)
upper arm; (arch.) lower arm
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
breastplate; chest protector; bib
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
(preliminary) meeting; face-to-face introduction; costarring; appearing together; match-up; pairing
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
ecology; life and habits (of an animal); mode of life; way of living
albino Japanese rat snake
fresh water (i.e. not salt water)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)