as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to help each other; to cooperate
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
social; societal; societary
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
clearly; distinctly; vividly
blood relationship; blood relative
pessimism; (taking a) gloomy view; discouragement; despondency; despair; disappointment
light; light (colour, food, comedy, etc.); right; right field; right fielder
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
outward appearance; apparent
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
with a start; with a jump
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
to blow through; to blow across
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
full moon; 15th day of the lunar month
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
in the meanwhile; during the time
to show up; to appear; to turn up
sporty (esp. garments, accessories, etc.)
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
knit; knitted fabric; knitted garments