tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
pulmonary lobe; lobe of the lung
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
chance (of success); odds
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to churn up; to strike up; to throw up; to tip up; to flip up
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
quick work; (clever) feat
preceding paragraph; first part
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
lei (garland of flowers); lei (plural of leu; currency of Rumania and Moldova)
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
mask; veil; disguise; anonymous; unmarked; incognito
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
nape (of the neck); nucha
to resound; to echo; to reverberate