mouth-to-mouth feeding; beak-to-beak feeding; mouth-to-mouth (resuscitation); conveying by word of mouth; oral tradition
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
your body; your health; yourself; you
heirship; (claim) the (right of) succession; one's inheritance rights
to pilfer; to filch; to swipe
must not; should not; do not
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
taking into consideration; giving consideration (to)
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
something-something; something or other
use of separate surnames by a married couple
last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
remaining unchanged (from the old state of things); none the better for the change (if at all)
quite right; indeed; truly; well said
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
stairs; rank; grade; guide; guidebook; slanted ladder (exercise equipment)
rough sketch; floor plan; blueprint
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
honeycomb construction; honeycomb structure
two-by-four (e.g. method)
naturally; of course; understandably
barrier-free; planning or design to facilitate accessibility for the elderly and disabled
barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity
climbing to the summit; summiting
forward; officious; impertinent; intrusive
carrying on one's back (e.g. baby); piggyback ride
weak child; frail child; gangly child
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
very; greatly; exceedingly
if times were better; if one had been born at an earlier, more opportune time; if times had not changed; if I had my due
other; another; over; more than; I; me