rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
to have a nightmare; to make a noise during a nightmare
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
no-good man; (male) loser
to tumble down; to roll down
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
creation; birth; formation; naissance; construction
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
to beat time; to mark time
tedious; boring; being fed up with
heavy flooding; disastrous flood; deluge; great flood (sent by a deity); flood myth
main purpose; primary objective
catching up on one's sleep; storing up sleep; getting extra sleep while one has the chance
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
quickly; swishing; whooshing
to be affected; to put on airs; to pose
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves
variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
early to bed early to rise
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
to whine; to make feeble complaints
adviser; someone to consult with; someone to turn to about one's concerns; confidant
something worthy of comparison; something being compared
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
beauty treatment; cosmetology; beauty salon; beauty-treatment clinic
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
process; course; mechanism
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
low (level, value, price, etc.)