tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
operating room; operating theatre
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings
early on; earlier on; from early
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
recommendation; referral; endorsement
system; institution; organization; organisation
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
24 hours; twenty-four hours
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of