donation; presentation; gift
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
front entrance; front door
daisy (Erigeron annuus); daisy fleabane
evening makeup; rose evening primrose (Oenothera rosea); pink evening primrose
to hit (someone); to strike; to make (a speech); to give (an address); to gamble
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
calm; composed; cool; quiet
slapping the opponent with the open hand
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
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
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
upper arm; (arch.) lower arm
to open (e.g. path); to clear (the way); to break up (e.g. land)
new ground (science, art, etc.); new front; new scope; frontier
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
framework (of a building); foundation; mainstay; support; supporter
keep it up!; way to go!; you've got it!; that's it; attaboy!; attagirl!
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
Ebisu; god of fishing and commerce
fishing industry; fishery
posterity; future generations; future life
Lord; Highness; (arch.) you
abundant (grain) crop; good harvest
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem