a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
it is not (like that) either
living thing; living creature; animal; life
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
looking or acting as if one owned the place
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
several hundred million years
(some) more; even more; longer; further
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
firm; unshakeable; resolute
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
survival; survivor; relic
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose