as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
to consent to; to assent to
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
cruelty; hard-heartedness
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
government; administration
abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy
construction; establishment
acquaintance; friend; (arch.) lover
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
to spend (money) like water; to spend (money) like it grows on trees; to throw around (one's money); to play ducks and drakes with
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
innumerable; countless; numberless
the same; the said; likewise
to pay attention; to be watchful
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
to say; to tell; to state; to do
at once; immediately; right now
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide