as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
mincing; cutting; rapping (a percussion instrument); beating; shredded tobacco; interval
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); Japanese bunching onion; green onion; spring onion; scallion
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
Gamblea innovans (species of deciduous tree); extremely spicy form of chili pepper; variety of high-quality green tea
hot taste; sharp taste; pungent taste; salty taste
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
5th day of the month; five days
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
pipsqueak; little runt; midget; dwarf
to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape; to make good one's escape
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
to put (oneself) forward; to risk (one's life); to volunteer (bravely)
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
a little bit; a little while
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
prognostic symptoms; after-effect; sequela
(growing) quickly (esp. children, plants); (developing) quickly; fast; rapidly
pronunciation; production of sound
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
funny story; funny anecdote
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged