personification; anthropomorphization
emergency food; emergency rations
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
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
poor households have many children
having an ancient and honorable origin; of good lineage; of noble birth
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
argument (on Twitter, etc.)
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 up (to someone); to become unreserved; to lower one's guard; to become friendly (with); to feel at ease; to take a relaxed attitude (to)
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
contact; touch; contact lens
(depending on) how; (depending on) what; nature (of); what is ...?; how is ...?; what will be ...?
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk (drive)
to suck; to draw out; to aspirate; to start to suck; to begin sucking
outside of one's area of expertise; outside one's field
difficult problem; challenge
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
post horse; mounted courier; express messenger on horseback; fast horse; swift horse
going onto an island; arriving on an island
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
national paper; paper with a national circulation
(large) house; residence; mansion
need; want; necessity; costs; expenses
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts