to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
black with hints of blue (as in a bruise); bluish black
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
to admire greatly; to salute (in admiration); to take one's hat off to
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
present (brought by a visitor); gift
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
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
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
to be careless; to be inattentive; long and disheveled (e.g. hair) (dishevelled); (arch.) flaring up (fire); (arch.) rising (e.g. steam)
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
there being no use in arguing (about it)
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
headquarters; head office; main office
Mach (number); (at a) fast speed
kitchen waste; food scraps; raw garbage
nonburnable garbage; nonflammables
environmentally friendly; eco-friendly
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
happy memory; sweet memory
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
to parade; to march; to walk in procession
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
supplementary or additional fertilizer (fertiliser)
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather