least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
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
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
confinement (for childbirth); bed used by a woman in childbirth; postpartum period; postnatal period
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
slowness; inertness; inability; lack of talent; dullness
reason; cause; circumstances
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to watch over; to watch attentively
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to remember; to recollect; to recognize; to recognise
to care for someone; to look after someone
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits