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
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
wet and glistening; slimy; slippery; to have a sheen; to be slimy
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
delusion; trick of the imagination
iron rust; iron hydroxide
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
careless; thoughtless; hasty; rash
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
to cease; to stop; to be over
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
madness; craziness; insanity
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
thorough; exhaustive; complete
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
private person; individual
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
lethality; killing effectiveness
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
bias; eccentricity; obstinacy
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
to let out a cry; to break forth