a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
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
one's every action; every single move; slight effort; least trouble; small amount of work
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
further; farther; furthermore; all the more; even more
somebody (important); person of importance
rumor; rumour; gossip; report
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
to acquire a position; to hold an appointment
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
independence movement; mutually independent
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
prudence; discretion; thought
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
patriotic feelings; patriotism
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
iridescent colour; equivocal (reply, statement, etc.); ambiguous; vague
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game