tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
contract; compact; agreement
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to ask; to enquire; to query
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
time; hour; period; class
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
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)