child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
vocal (performance); vocals; singing; vocalist; singer
close; intimate; on good terms
called; known as; that; to say
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
this occasion; at this time; now
major (recording) label debut
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
by means of; due to; because of; according to
producer (film, TV, etc.)
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
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
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to go with the flow; to go with the times
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
stormy weather (at sea); poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas); poor turn-out; recession
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
advance (into a new market, industry, etc.); expansion (into); launch (into); advance (to the next round of a competition)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
to appreciate; to be thankful