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
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
former convict; old offender; ex-convict; person with a criminal record
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
dried-out; dry (e.g. hair); stale (bread)
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
don't you think?; indicates question
chill; the shivers; shivering fit
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
about when; about what time; how soon
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
arrest; apprehension; capture
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
marriage fraud; fake marriage
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
how much; how many; to what extent
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
by myself; in person; by oneself
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)
home; household; family; hearth
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
hibernation; winter sleep; brumation; torpor
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
(death from) starvation; starving to death
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?