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
no time like the present; make hay while the sun shines; (lit.) it's an auspicious day (for doing it) when you've just had the idea
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
of course; certainly; naturally
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
see you later; goodbye; sincerely
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
cruelty; hard-heartedness
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
cold; indifferent; unfriendly; unsympathetic; unkind
every person; each one; everybody
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
something like ...; something called ...
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
counter for long, thin things (i.e. swords)
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
to tower over the surroundings
just managing; with great difficulty
trend of the times; way things are going
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
light; right; right field; right fielder
feelings; thoughts; meaning
fluffy; lumpy (e.g. clothing); uneven; bulging (e.g. muscles)
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps (in go); stet