older sister; lass; young lady
(giving) birth; childbirth; delivery
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
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
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe; increasing
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
turning point; turnaround point (e.g. in a race); turning back point
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront
(arch.) to push aside; (arch.) to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to align; to put in order; to push open
to open up to someone else; to divulge one's true feelings; to be openhearted
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
expressing emotion; drawing facial expressions
to become better; to improve
to be within one's capabilities; to be easy to chew
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)
of course; certainly; indeed
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
liger (offspring of a male lion and a female tiger)
breeding; propagation; reproduction; multiplication; increase
empirically; from experience
impression given by a painting or image
once in a while; occasionally; at long intervals
point in common; common term; common trait; common denominator
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; dogfight; scuffle; rough-and-tumble
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
diffusion rate; rate of spread
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
with a start; in a fright; alarmedly
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
decisive game; important bout; crucial match
value in doing something; feeling that something is worth doing; rewarding feeling; sense of satisfaction
presumption; assumption; estimation
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