(one acting as a) foster parent
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
masterwork; masterpiece; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
to take someone's life; to kill someone
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
dry cough; hacking cough; intentional cough (i.e. to get someone's attention)
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
delivery; handing over; turning over; extradition
theatre-going; theater-going
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
firstborn; first child; eldest child
... all over again (repeating the same failure)