as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
to hinder; to obstruct; to adversely affect
to knit (one's eyebrows); to furrow; to contract
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to smoke (a cigarette, pipe, etc.); to puff on; to rev (an engine); to race; to put on (an air of); to act in a ... way
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
nothing but (this); no more than (this); none other than
well, ...; right, ...; now, ...
young girl; lass; adolescent female
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
to feel a chill run down one's spine
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
burning at the stake; burning to death