tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
Nihon Shoki; Nihongi; Chronicles of Japan
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
arbitration; intercession; mediation
good fortune; luck; happiness; vipaka (retribution)
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
Kinki region (Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo, Nara, Wakayama, Mie and Shiga prefectures)
foster father; adoptive father
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
God; god; ace; king; superior person
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
at a moment's notice; readily
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to order; to command; to appoint
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
just a minute; small quantity
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to spit out; to eject; to dump
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to amuse oneself; to make merry
metre; meter; meter; gauge
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of