tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
only; prostitute attached to a single member of the postwar Occupation Forces
distant; remote; isolated
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
anything and everything; just about everything
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to make oneself pleasant to everybody; to smile at everybody; to try to please everybody; to make things pleasant
to raise one's voice; to shout
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
first meeting; first interview with
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to repeat; to do something over again
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
everything; anything; nothing
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...