to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
drinking party; banquet; feast
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
good humour (humor); good mood
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
on the occasion of; at the time of
to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
just because; even if; even though
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
bombshell announcement (statement)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
what's that?; what the...
occasional; infrequent; rare
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
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
head of family; originator
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP