other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
guard; sentinel; garrison
appointing to a responsible post; making much of
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
chief; main; principal; important
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
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
this occasion; at this time; now
audience (with a person of high standing)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
locomotor ataxia; difficulty walking or speaking (due to alcoholism, a stroke, etc.); someone with this problem
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
you (primarily used by men in letters to their equals or inferiors)
body; physical system; (the) person
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
preparatory phase; preparatory period
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
reason; cause; circumstances
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability