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 start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
else; in addition; besides
competent; suitable; qualified
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
at the same time; concurrently; simultaneously; coinciding (with)
thicket; bush; coppice; brushwood
really; truly; indeed; good grief
sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); younger stepbrother
joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
like father, like son; (lit.) you can't fight blood
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
at that time; in those days
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly