顔かお見みせ

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

showing one's face; showing up briefly

Implies a brief, often perfunctory appearance, just to be seen. Can carry a nuance of doing the minimum required.

See also: 顔を見せる

• 会かい議ぎにちょっと顔かお見みせだけして帰かえった。

  I just showed my face at the meeting and left.

• パーティーに顔かお見みせに行いくつもりだ。

  I plan to drop by the party just to show my face.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

introductory kabuki performance

Only when written 顔見世

A kabuki performance where actors are introduced to the audience, typically at the start of a season or in a new theater. Written 顔見世.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だい、顔かお見み世せ興こう行ぎょうは重じゅう要ような行ぎょう事じだった。

  In the Edo period, the introductory kabuki performance was an important event.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza

Only when written 顔見世

A specific annual event at the Minamiza Theater in Kyoto where famous kabuki actors perform together. Written 顔見世.

See also: 顔見世狂言

• 京きょう都との南みなみ座ざで毎まい年とし恒こう例れいの顔かお見み世せが行おこなわれる。

  The annual December kabuki performance is held at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater.