nesting hole; burrow; den
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
Hades; hell; underworld; underground spring
totally at a loss; lose one's bearings; in a maze; in a fog; all at sea; up in the air
water's edge; beach; shore
Dante; Dante Alighieri (Italian poet; 1265-1321)
incredible song; great song
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
contrary to one's expectations; to one's surprise
to tread down so as to harden (soil, snow, etc.)
clear solution; clean decision
to act as one; to act in concert; to keep pace; to stay in step
about here; in this neighborhood
stereotyped; patterned; typical
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
sunlight; rays of the Sun
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
to explain adequately; to be accountable
subconsciousness; the subconscious
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
difference; discrepancy; variation
alterity; otherness; state of being different
as before; as ever; as it was originally
easy to do; apt to do; prone to do; liable to do
the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times
unexpected (but welcome) visitor; rare guest
for heaven's sake (Pete's, mercy's, etc.); for pity's sake; oh stop; lay off
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
conceptual; ideational; notional; theoretical; academic
lumping together; summing up; bundle; lump; batch
time axis; time basis; timeline
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
unforgettable; impossible to forget; lucidly remember
start; beginning; first step; clue
too many to count; too numerous to mention
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial