playing to the gallery; showing off; pretence; surface preparation (for painting, etc.); scraping a surface clean
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
uncommon; extraordinary (in relation to human characteristics)
dramatic pose; grand gesture; grandstanding
how could I (you, etc.) ...?; how dare you (they, etc.) ...; how can you have the nerve to ...?
encouragement; backing; reinforcements
to take measures (against); to take steps
heathen; heretic; pagan; nonconformist; freethinker; iconoclast
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
well-known; famous; noted; popular; recognized
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan
capturing alive (an animal or person); something captured alive
magic; sorcery; wizardry; magic (illusion); conjuring
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
inexpensive; cheap; easy; simple
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to challenge (a person) to a fight