to the best of my ability, poor though it be
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
firm promise; definite promise
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
true state; actual condition; reality
sense of politics; feeling for politics
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
to stare back at; to look back at
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
goodness; excellence; virtue
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
looking on; remaining a spectator
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
but; however; provided that