as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
no matter what; whatever happens; under any circumstances; never
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
maid; helper; help; assistance
helper; assistant; help; assistance
minimum; at the very least
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
pride; boast; credit (to)
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
had better ...; may as well ...
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
food storage; provision store; pantry
rest; break; recess; intermission
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively
hello; good day; good afternoon
sullenly; discontentedly; silently (in a bad mood); grumpily; with hurt feelings
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
environment; surroundings; circumstances