as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
established practice; custom
negotiations; bargaining; dialogue; duet
compact; compact (cosmetics); portable powder case
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
immediately carrying out (a plan)
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
trouble; bother; annoyance
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
laugh and grow fat; (lit.) good fortune and happiness will come to the home of those who smile
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
getting an advance (on one's salary)
distant look; faraway look
becoming numb; becoming desensitized
incident; affair; happening; event
best; most (valuable player); top (quality); grade A; ace; finest
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
royal capital; imperial capital
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise