whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
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
interior; inside; internal
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
complete ruin; collapse; losing (something) completely (e.g. face)
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
rapid increase; proliferation; surge; explosion
being extremely busy; being swamped with work
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
if you think about it; come to think of it
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
to have a taste (of something); to sample; to try
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank