including ...; inclusive of ...; bundling together (items of different size, quality, etc.); lumping together; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
make-up; get-up; disguise; costume
Hitachi (former province located in the major part of present-day Ibaraki Prefecture)
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
damp; moist; (slightly) wet; quiet; calm; peaceful
world; society; people; the public
to have the memory of having done something oneself
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
participation (in a tournament, match, race, etc.); entry; appearance (on the stage, television, etc.); exiting (a venue, train station, etc.); exit; being dispatched (of an ambulance, fire engine, etc.)
close contest; close match; close game; close combat
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
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
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
front; frontage; facade; main
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
regular customer; regular patron; regular visitor; constant companion
mint (e.g. peppermint, spearmint, etc.); Japanese peppermint (Mentha arvensis var. piperascens)
to name; to call; to christen; to term
unexpected meeting; coincidence
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; knowing; pregnant (pause)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control
deep affection; dear; beloved
this world; this life; world of the living
heavenly nymph; celestial maiden; beautiful and kind woman
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged