to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
as; because; with; due to
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
receiving an official appointment; being appointed (to the post of)
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
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
in the same manner as before; the same as always
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
in name only; titular; nominal
each; (arch.) you (plural)
this, that and the other; this and that
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
calling by name; designation; nomination
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
remains; corpse; (dead) body
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to put to shame; to humiliate; to disgrace; to rape; to assault; to violate
the scruff or nape of the neck
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
apparent; obvious; very clear
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)