freckles; buckwheat chaff
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
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
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
to point down; to look down; to get worse; to begin to fall (e.g. of a price)
just because; even if; even though
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to make oneself known to the public; to become popular; to gain influence
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
walk; walking; (arch.) foot messenger (of a town, village, etc.)
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
difference; variation; difference
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
mimicry; imitation (of someone, something)
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
master; masterhand; maestro
be (that) as it may; having said that
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major