but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
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
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyō; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
autumn moon; harvest moon
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
full view; plain sight; completely visible
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to attack; to assault; to assail
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify