expression; look; countenance; face
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
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
as expected; as predicted
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
make-up; makeup; cosmetics; decoration; dressing; veneer
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
vermilion (colour); cinnabar
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
cleaning up (enemy remnants); sweeping clean (of opponents); mopping up
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
finishing blow; coup de grâce
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
in some way or other; in some shape or form; somehow
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
ahead (of); before; slightly earlier
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
triumphant return; returning in triumph
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
strong pressure; heavy pressure
to lean over (and cover with one's body); to bend over (someone); to (stand tall and) lean on (someone); to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to fall ill; to become indisposed; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
main street; avenue; boulevard
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact
to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed