brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
to shut one's mouth; to hold one's tongue; to keep silent
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
substitute for a proper greeting (e.g. gift)
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
worst; poor and boring; uncool
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
to irritate one; to get on one's nerves
to kill by hitting; to beat to death; to slaughter
revenge; making a new attempt where one previously failed; determination of a loser to win the next time