character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
after a short time; presently
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
as (for); for; in the capacity of
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
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
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
(verbal) message; sending word; (arch.) excuse; (arch.) pretext
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
control; management (e.g. of a business)
fields (of rice and other crops)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally