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
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
well versed; thorough knowledge
the other day; a few days ago
great joy; delight; jubilation
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
to state; to say; to tell; to express
going out (of a noble, shogun, royalty, etc.); visit; attendance
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
departure; leaving; going away; recession
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
to have a reason; to have an excuse
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
to be flustered; to be flurried; to stutter; to be at a loss
sailing ship; sailing boat; sailing vessel
hoisting (e.g. a flag); raising; flying; putting up
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
lying with one's head to the north (trad. position for dead bodies; taboo for sleeping); brown-lined puffer (Canthigaster rivulata)
identifiable; personalized
opinion; view; purport; tenor; meaning; point
PEN club; club for poets, play-wrights, essayists, editors, novelists
revision (of text); alteration; change
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)