tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
speech; expression; wording; language
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
beyond this point; from now on; after this
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
storage room; store room; lumber room
to get dead drunk; to get blind drunk
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
suffix for familiar person
(wearing only) a pair of underpants
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
gluttony; satiation; engorgement
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
shoji (paper sliding door)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
to express ... in terms of ...
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
speaking voice; talking voice
to mark the end; to spell the end