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
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
one's mind; one's heart; one's intention
to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed
conception; idea; thought; samjna (perception)
unusual occurrence; variation; mutation
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
women's language; word used by women
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
illness; condition; -pathy
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
preparing to flee; being ready to run away
attack; offence; top (dominant partner of a homosexual relationship); barrage (of); flood (of)
trickster (in mythology); trickster; swindler; trickster; magician
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
completely; thoroughly; decisively; unsparingly; beyond recognition; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
to knock down; to bring down
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
human; human-like; as a person
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born