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
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
older sister; lass; young lady
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
sorry; excuse me; thank you
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. page); to turn back; to double back; to loopback (a signal, message, etc.)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
it seems so; that's what it looks like
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
even so; anyhow; at any rate
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
good-for-nothing; worthless
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
how; in what way; how about
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
good young man; agreeable youth
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
attractive to men; in a style (appearance, look, etc.) that men fall for; amorous woman
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out