to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability
many; much; a great amount; (arch.) excessive amount
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
the whole face; (wearing an expression) all over one's face
takes (e.g. of photographs); exposures
insertion; insert (close-up shot inserted in a film or video)
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
aquaculture; culture; cultivation; raising
variety show (on TV or radio)
sound of wind rustling through a crack; wheezing
(mumbling) incomprehensibly; while mumbling; mutteringly; murmuringly
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
various evils; every kind of evil; all evils
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
dilution; watering down; inflation (of budget, claim, etc.); padding
family; relatives; dependents; household
spotless integrity; absolute honesty; uprightness
outsider; one not included in the favored group; outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo
great evil; scum of the earth; monster; fiend
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
Achilles tendon; calcaneal tendon; Achilles' heel; vulnerable point
fine (grain, workmanship, etc.); close (weave); delicate; precise; accurate; careful
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
honest person; person of integrity; straight shooter
script; screenplay; scenario
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
next term; next period; next version; next release
to have luck on one's side; to get lucky; to have one's eyes bulge out of one's head (with surprise)
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to give off a bad smell; to give off a stench
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
eyes and nose; looks; facial features; shape; form
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed