as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
return; relapse; recurrence
after that; afterwards; thereafter
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
closely-guarded secret; top secret
single word; a few words; brief comment
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
certainly; absolutely; (not even) a little bit; diligently; dreams
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
dependents; family members that one has to support; encumbrances; things that tie one down
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to take care; to mind; to be attentive
go that far; to that extent
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
persuasion by tears; using tears to get one's way; sob story
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
dealing with; coping with
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
top recommendation; (something) highly recommended
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all