charcoal grilling; char-grilling
breeding; raising; rearing; keeping
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
to enter; to go into; to meddle (in); to interfere (in); to go deeply (into an issue); to delve deeper (into)
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
young motorcycle-riding delinquents; bōsōzoku
one-year-old; one year old
patrol car; police car; squad car; cruiser
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
dying in vain; wasteful sacrifice of life
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to like; to love; to be fond of
paper treated with astringent persimmon juice
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
to fan; to incite; to instigate
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
social conditions; phase of life; (sign of) the times; state of society
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
to hide; to keep to oneself
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
single-mother household; fatherless family
brokerage; brokerage firm; broking house; securities company
slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
going up and down; rising and falling
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
family breakdown; family disintegration; collapse of one's family
innumerable; countless; numberless
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one