in comparison to; rather than
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
shell (of crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; person's back; years of experience
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
earth (color, colour); ashen; deathly pale
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
to say; to be called; to do
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
prudent; thoughtful; discreet
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
no!; no no!; no, not at all
separate case; another matter
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard