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 doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
clear insight; resignation (to one's fate); acceptance
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
specific gravity; relative density; relative importance; weight
being extremely busy; being swamped with work
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
in a day; in a brief space of time
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
technical skill; ability; capacity
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh; klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
weeping; sobbing; softly (crying); with a prolonged dull pain; having a griping pain
feigned tears; crocodile tears
meeting place; rendezvous (point); roll-call (assembly) point; appointed (designated) place
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh