to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
to bless; to show mercy to; to give (money, etc.)
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
this and that; various things
negotiations; discussions; connection
study camp; overnight field trip; travelling class; class held in a different room (music, science, etc.)
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
thrift; economy; frugality
barbarian tribe; savage tribe
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
wicked tongue; abusive language
minced meat or fish that is seasoned and fried (usu. served on top of rice); tattered; ragged; fine; small
composed expression; clear face
poultry farm; chicken farm
chikuwa; tube-shaped fish paste cake
(death from) starvation; starving to death
bedside; near one's pillow
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
(appropriate to) time, place, occasion
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
food cooked in miso; cooking in miso
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously
carving; engraving; sculpture
blow to a vital point of a person's body; striking techniques (judo)
hand used like a sword in striking
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
the samurai glories in honourable poverty; keep a stiff upper lip!
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days
twenty-seventh day of the month; twenty-seven days