to try all possible means
roots of grass; grassroots (e.g. of a political party); rank and file; places hidden from sight
on the bone (meat, etc.); unboned; skeletal system; skeleton
fields (of rice and other crops)
to have a meal; to take a meal
modest; reserved; quiet; frugal; simple; plain
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
chasing after women; womanizing
having one's own way; giving free rein to one's desires; acting as one pleases
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble together; to put together (in a slapdash manner)
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
baby carriage; perambulator; pram
baby talk; baby language; babbling
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
in search of; in order to look for
excuse; explanation; justification; defense; defence
to steal another's spouse; to steal another's lover
to accuse someone; to charge someone
yearning; longing for; deep affection
what sort of; what kind of; what way
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
stripping (of rights, rank, etc.); deprivation; forfeit; revocation; divestiture
life imprisonment; life sentence
bringing up; rearing; upbringing
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal
retiring from military service
national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
science (natural sciences and related fields, incl. mathematics, engineering, medicine, etc.); faculties of science, engineering, medicine, etc. (at a university); science (as a school subject)
turning over in bed; rolling over; tossing and turning; betrayal; double-crossing
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still