to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
either way; in any case; one way or another
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
can't be helped (of situation, reason, etc.); unavoidable
late attendance; lateness; tardiness
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
food and (alcoholic) drinks; food eaten with an alcoholic drink; accompaniment to a drink
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
outrageous; reprehensible; rude; insolent; nefarious
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
snow viewing; snow-scene viewing
burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
quotient; business; merchant; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
first snow (of the season); first snowfall
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
professional jester; professional entertainer; comedian; flatterer; sycophant; brown-noser
information; making a report (to a superior)
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
tomoe; heraldic design composed of two or more interlocked comma-shaped figures
to be out of breath; to breathe hard (e.g. during physical activity); to pant
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect; to honour; to honor
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district; wide and empty
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
weather forecast; weather report
climbing a tower; going up a tall building; visiting a brothel
to happen upon (someone or something); to happen to meet
to begin to fall (of rain, snow, etc.)
highest (e.g. floor); top; best; finest; supreme
flurry of snow in a clear sky; winter wind which brings scattered snowflakes or raindrops; skin eruptions cause by a cold or fever
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to cease; to stop; to be over
light makeup; light covering of snow; dusting of snow