baby spotted turtle; immature Japanese pond turtle; young Japanese terrapin
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
any turtle of the genus Mauremys (esp. the Japanese pond turtle, Mauremys japonica)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
have to do; must; should; ought to
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
class; heading; group; category
diagonal move (in the game of go)
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
sizzle (sound of meat cooking); shrill droning of a cicada
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to knock down; to knock off
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
still (continuing); as ever; further
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
with a click; with a snap
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
black lustre; black luster
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle