prostitute (esp. Edo period)
ridiculously good reception; being extremely well-received
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
spending time with one's family on one's day off work; family duty
cue (billiards, pool); cue stick; cue (music, theatre, etc.)
discount coupon or ticket
to be mad about; to be hooked on
whole universe; total universe; all of creation
chimera (mythological); chimaera
recovery; rescue; recapture
reproachful; hateful; bitter
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
acquaintance; relation; affinity; reason
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
prudish; strait-laced; boring; square
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
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits
rampaging; raging violently; going berserk
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
boy; bellboy; porter; waiter
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate