can't occur easily; difficult to happen
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
difficult delivery; difficult childbirth; dystocia
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
smack in the middle; perfect strike; bull's eye; perfect (for something or someone); just right; just the way one likes it
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
long time; long interval; for quite some time
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
final game; final games; the finals
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
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
coherence; order; focus; point
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
verbalizing; putting into words
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
soundly (of sleeping); (sleeping) like a log
to tattle; to tell on; to inform a superior of someone's actions
original (that was parodied or acted as an inspiration for something else, etc.); source
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
mania; enthusiasm; maniac; enthusiast; nut
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
last scene (e.g. of a movie); closing scene
voice actor or actress (radio, animation, etc.)
Western painting; Western film; Western movie
recklessness; rashness; foolhardiness; temerity; (lit.) without watching where one is going