creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit
virile; tough; masculine; intense
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
complete recovery of health
fair and square; open and aboveboard
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.)
snide remark; insinuation; sly dig; disguised reproach; indirect criticism
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
pale; pallid; bluish-white
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
disuse; not using; non-usage
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
water outlet; tap; faucet
fall; drop; descent; coming down
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
such ... as; or some such
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
section; cross section; profile
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
slashing a sword diagonally from the shoulder
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
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