difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
homecoming; returning home
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
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
to save face; to keep face; to not lose face
to disrupt; to ruin; to hinder; to thwart
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
island country mentality; insular spirit; insularism; insularity
tightfisted; stingy; miserly; small-minded
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
superb view; picturesque scenery
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
quickly; briefly; rashly; carelessly; (flowing) in trickles
somersault; returning from a destination right after arriving there; non-stop round trip; abrupt change of direction
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
fully loaded; full load; loaded condition
wherein; therein; thereinto
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
book; volume; this; present; main; head