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
notables; dignitaries; illustrious families; clear; plain; obvious
costume; dress; attire; (arch.) interior decoration; (arch.) landscaping; (arch.) furnishing
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
before god; before an altar
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
metallic sound; metallic clank
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
prescribed; designated; appointed; fixed
forward inclination (of the body); bending forward; anteversion
chorus; singing in a chorus
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
to temper thoroughly; to train well
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
change; transition; vicissitudes
imperial decree; imperial edict
emperor (of Japan); mikado
emperor (of Japan); mikado; (the gates of an) imperial residence
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
normal course (of action); proper course; regular way
to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
to take shape; to look good enough to be shown publicly
unsteadily (walking); waddling; staggeringly; totteringly
place where there is a god or spirit; place containing the sacred object of a shrine
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate