yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
to care for someone; to look after someone
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
children are a poor man's riches
having an ancient and honorable origin
tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
emphasizes direct object of action
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder
honour; honor; glory; privilege
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
soaked; drenched; sopping; splashing; sloshing
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
living thing; organism; creature; biology
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
the very best; excellent; superb
how; in what way; circumstances
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
to suck (or draw) out; to aspirate
outside of one's area of expertise
difficult problem; challenge
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
national paper; paper with a national circulation
need; want; necessity; costs; expenses
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
old body; aged person; elderly person
matter causing distress; something causing worry
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation