blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
use; utilization; utilisation; application
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
and yet; though; when; in spite of
cavity; tooth decay; decayed tooth; dental caries
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
outside of one's area of expertise
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
counter for generations; epoch
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
stir-fry of pork liver and garlic chives
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); Chinese chives; Chinese leek
as a child; when one was a child
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size