cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
silence; stillness; quietness
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
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
sanity; consciousness; soberness
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
trivial; not amounting to much
audience; spectator; spectators
to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
(social) class; rank; grade
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
identification; background check; identity confirmation
hostility; antagonism; opposition
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)