stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
bungalow; one-story house
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
explosive increase (in number of pests); (severe) outbreak or upsurge of pests
skeleton (of a vertebrate, ship, building, etc.); transparency (revealing the inner workings of a device); translucency; skeleton (sport); skeleton (code)
living thing; organism; creature; biology
calamity; disaster; misfortune
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to reduce (one's) speed; to slow down (driving, cycling, etc.)
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
to run about trying to escape
no, not like that (but like this)
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
(not) merely; (not) simply
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
violent explosion; bursting
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
not understanding; not knowing
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
along the road; along the way
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing