tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
discovery; detection; finding
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
as (for); for; in the capacity of
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
listening comprehension; aural comprehension; hearing what others say; gathering information, opinions, etc.; public hearing
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
physical condition; state of health
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being