bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
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
recently; lately; these days
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
theatre; theater; playhouse
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
break (rest); break (tennis, boxing, snooker, etc.); suddenly becoming popular; becoming a hit
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!