to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
rise and fall; ups and downs; shame and glory; bright side and dark side; (lit.) light and shadow
combination; assortment (of goods); assorted basket or box (e.g. of chocolates)
consciousness; awareness; relief; calm
fine; minute; detailed; meticulous; precise
tedious; verbose; wordy; redundancy
moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
frying; fried food; aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu
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
takes (e.g. of photographs); exposures
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
aquaculture; culture; cultivation; raising
variety show (e.g. on TV)
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
being upright and cleanhanded
outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo; outsider; one not included in the favored (favoured) group
great evil; scum of the earth; monster; fiend
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
Achilles tendon; calcaneal tendon; Achilles' heel; vulnerable point
minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate
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
script; screenplay; scenario
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...