confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
lazybones; good-for-nothing; idler; slacker; loafer
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
nature; the natural world; realm of nature
mountain hare (Lepus timidus); blue hare; white hare; rabbit made of snow with leaves for ears and red berries for eyes
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
disconnection; interruption; burn-out
word root (smallest portion of a larger word that holds meaning)
will-o'-the-wisp; ignis fatuus
(I) found it; (I) found you
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; perversion (esp. sexual)
pure; genuine; pure (of a subject of study; as opposed to applied, practical, etc.); genuine (parts, accessories, etc.); official
(only) one option; one possible choice
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
greatest treasure; most valuable asset; pride (of)
sorry; too bad (for you)!; tough luck!
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to squeeze; to bind; to wring; to screw in (e.g. a bulb)
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
cannonball; shot (in the shot put)
levitation; floating on air; airborne (e.g. bacteria); aero-
to lose one's mind; to lose control of oneself
as likely as not; fifty-fifty; even match; tie
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
to save face; to keep face; to not lose face
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)