unfortunately; sorry, but ...
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
staff member; station employee; official
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
inundating a castle; cutting off a castle's water supply
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; lazily
to cause someone to worry
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
beating (of the heart, with joy, excitement, etc.); palpitation; throbbing; pounding; fluttering
grandfather; male senior-citizen
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
genuine; authentic; true; real
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
university student; college student
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
beyond that point; after that
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
money-making; earning money
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
deathbed; dying hour; one's death
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
mobile home; trailer house; house trailer
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer