ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
nostril; nostrils; naris; nares
jingling; jangling; clinking; lasciviously; coquettishly
blur; blurred; indistinct
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
each time it happens; at all such times
to deceive; to blind the eyes of
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
tea utensils; container for powdered green tea (tea ceremony)
daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute
the right person in the right place
misconstruction; distortion; misinterpretation; misunderstanding; perversion; contortion
in bad taste; problematic; of poor character
slight; light; thin; faint; dim
strongly; violently; with all one's strength
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
whirr; hum; buzz; whoosh; woosh; whiz
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; all around; here and there; four sides (of a square)
evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
honorary white (non-white person, including the Japanese, that were given certain privileges during the apartheid regime of South Africa); honorary whites
mastery; learning through experience; realization; realisation; comprehension
tips of one's hair; hair ends
to cut out (a dress) from cloth
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
to proceed in a logical manner; to go through the proper channels
assortment; product lineup