to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
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
greeting the New Year (on New Year's Eve); welcoming the New Year
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
simple; straightforward; problem-free; hopeless (person); impossible; the end
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to take advantage (of someone's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
each time it happens; at all such times
accumulation; accumulate; store
several years; a few years
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
considerably; greatly; a lot
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
consequently; as a result; in the end
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
proposal; offer; request; application
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
to let your hair down; to have fun after a period of work or stress
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)