courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)
directly opposite; right in front; middle of the forehead; helmet front
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
still (continuing); as ever; further
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
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
miscreant; scoundrel; villain
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
to blame; to find fault with
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
nothing but; none other than
the whole world; throughout heaven and earth
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
mob; the masses; rabble; riffraff
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
hesitation; hindrance; washroom
to live; to reside; to inhabit
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
having an audience with someone of very high social standing (e.g. the emperor)
to bathe; to receive (an honor, etc.)
ignorance; (lack of) enlightenment or civilization (civilisation); unenlightened; uncivilized; uncivilised
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
the very start; the very beginning
negotiations; discussions; connection
place; room; margin; scope
does not seem; unlikely; improbable