mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
plainly; clearly; vividly
extreme; terrible; absurd; unreasonable; fool; idiot
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
trembling with excitement
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
root; source; origin; cause
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
is something that; is that which
orphan; child left by the deceased; abandoned child
very likely; very probable
just because; even if; even though
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
to spend time (on doing something)
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
agricultural community; farm village; rural
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
(raised) footpath between rice fields; ridge between rice fields
great speed; recklessly fast speed
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to run around; to bustle about
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
this and that; one thing or another