as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
fiend for work; workaholic; career-minded person
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
pent-up resentment; grudges and hard feelings
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
both; both sides; both parties
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
boy; son; baby boy; young man
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
resignation; leaving office; leaving work (e.g. at the end of the day)
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
determination; resolution
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
really; truly; indeed; good grief
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to tell someone's fortune; to forecast; to predict; to divine
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
indicate reason; infers some protest
I see; that's right; indeed
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance