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; to be split off (of a part of oneself); to clone oneself; 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
colourful; colorful; multicoloured; various; varied; variegated
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
useful thing; usable article; present; gift
adviser; someone to consult with; someone to turn to about one's concerns; confidant
comparison; something worthy of comparison
good health; stopping misfortune; preventing disaster
dwelling; house; home; den (of criminals, demons, etc.); nest
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
hakama; pleated skirt or loose-legged trousers worn over a kimono mainly on ceremonial occasions; (leaf) sheath; (sake bottle) stand
some nerve (as in "you 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.)
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
obedience; submission; resignation
difference; discrepancy; variation
fine weather; fair weather
looking or acting as if one owned the place
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
injured person; wounded person
area; zone; district; quarter; section; limits
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person