deeply religious; devout; godly; faithful
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
small part (e.g. in a film); bit part; extra
to work together; to strive together; (lit.) to form a tag team
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
furigana; kana printed above or next to kanji to indicate pronunciation
naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding
transfer (of one's name into another family register); transfer (to another team, company, etc.)
every month; each month; monthly
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
full house; all seats occupied; fully occupied
small child; kid; kiddy; tot; rug rat; ankle-biter
offstage; backstage; behind the scenes
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
curious; strange; unusual
great success; big hit; (hitting the) jackpot; big win; being right on the mark (of a prediction); being bang on
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
in case of; at that time; at this time
mass communication; mass media
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
confusion; mixing; merger
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
taking one's children along (to an event, into a new marriage, etc.); parent with child
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
numbered ticket (e.g. to determine order of service in shop, etc.); zone ticket; boarding ticket; bus ticket dispensed at boarding, used to show where one boarded
distributing; dealing out; apportionment
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
writing (a book); book; (literary) work; writings
heel (of a shoe); heel; bad guy; player of villain roles
making one's best exertions
idiom; set phrase; idiomatic phrase; proverb; saying; quote
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
to be lacking a trump card; to be lacking conclusive evidence