ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
use; utilization; utilisation; application
silence; stillness; quietness
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
lover; boyfriend; girlfriend; soul mate
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
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to go out and away; to leave
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
deeply (stab, thrust, etc.); hard
third day of the month; three days
to be in opposition; to be in private life
hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
dressing; dressing; putting on clothes
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by