old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
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
sales; selling; marketing
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
kabuki; Japanese classical drama
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
public performance; exhibition in a foreign country
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
to some extent; to a certain extent
literally; to the letter; literal
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
show; performance; act; entertainment industry; show business
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
thing that reminds one of a particular season; poem about natural scenery; poem about a particular season
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
one large ...; a great ...
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
theatre; theater; playhouse
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
the whole company; the party; attendance (at a gathering); presence; banquet; dinner; troupe
audience; spectator; spectators
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think