as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
perfunctory; cursory; passing; chance (e.g. customer); transient; stray
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
all together; in a body; en masse; all alike
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
warming up sake; warmed sake
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
shō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 litres
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
to grimace; to make a wry face
arm wrestling; Indian wrestling; wrestling relying on brute strength (of the arms), rather than skill
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
Japanese hackberry (Celtis sinensis var. japonica); Chinese nettle tree; enoki mushroom (Flammulina velutipes); winter mushroom; velvet shank