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
independent action; acting alone
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
cut-in (printing); insertion; inclusion; built-in; predefined; embedded (e.g. software)
usually; under usual circumstances
malicious (at heart); spiteful; wicked
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
to have more wins than losses; to lead an opponent (e.g. by two games); to be ahead (in wins); to take the lead (in points, goals, etc. during a match)
first match (in a series)
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
(brute) force; using all one's might
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
determined; strong-willed
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)
home; household; family; hearth
the opposite sex; isomerism
evaluation criteria; evaluation standard
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)