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
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
each nation; many nations; many countries
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
act which serves the interests of (benefits) the enemy
rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
simulation; simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping
programme; program; plans; arrangements
to close (one's eyes); to shut
herbal tea; herb tea; tisane
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
giving a loud pep talk; encouraging (somebody) strongly in a loud voice
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
more than usual; especially; particularly
physical condition; state of health
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
when; how soon; how long until
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
matter of time; question of time
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
to die; to decease; to perish; to pass away
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
to lend an ear to; to listen to