as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
to capture alive; to catch alive; to take prisoner
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to have a relationship; to have relations
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
foreign matter; impurities
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
thick voice; husky voice; guttural voice; voice with a thick accent
to rant and rave; to raise hell
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
back street; back alley; off-street
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour