Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae)
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
retrogression; degeneration; deterioration
hard worker; hardworking person
lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person
ignoring (somebody); ostracizing; leaving (someone) out
to look out over (far into the distance); to command a view of
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
in the hand; (something) easily manipulated
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
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)
Jinno Shotoki (Succession of Imperial Rulers in Japan, historical treatise by Kitabatake Chikafusa, 1339)
violent emotion; passion; fury
Emperor Go-Daigo; Go-Daigo Tenno (1288-1339 CE, reigning: 1318-1339 CE)
death (of an emperor); demise
(arch.) exposure; (arch.) clarity; exoteric Buddhism; public Buddhist teachings
plot; ulterior motive; thing; article; penis
esoterica; mystery; sanctum
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
although; though; despite the fact that ...
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
lovers' tiff; quarrel between lovers; chattering; idle talk
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
to live; to reside; to inhabit