public holiday; celebration (of)
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
publication (of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.); issue; issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising (an event)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to say; to be called; to do
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
second marriage; remarriage
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
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
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
painter; artist; illustrator
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
whole; total; gross; entire; overall; general (election, manager, etc.)
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
total; totalling; adding up; comprehensive; all-inclusive; all-encompassing
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number