at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
harmless; innocuous; safe; benign
higher rank; better position
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
man's man; man aggressively pursuing sex and riches; (lit.) carnivore
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
drone beetle (scarabaeid beetle) (Rhomborrhina japonica)
to become dim; to become blurred
clear; distinct; evident; definite
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
very; extremely; excessively
to clatter; to flap (noisily); to rattle; to walk around being unable to settle down
kitchen; financial situation
by itself; automatically; naturally
click-clack; clickety-click; clicking sound; clattering sound
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
trauma (usu. psychological)
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
late at night; small hours of the morning
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment