tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; swarm
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
terminus; last stop (e.g. train)
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
beyond this point; from now on; after this
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to be overcome with emotion
good feeling; feeling good
and then; and so; and; so then
to watch over; to watch attentively
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
in the same way as; just like
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
standard; set; routine; decided
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
premature death; untimely death; dying young
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full