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
on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
it is I who should say so
pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
careful reading; reading thoroughly; perusal
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
that; the matter in question
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
man who drives a woman around for free; man used by a woman for his car
myself; yourself; I; me; you
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker