surrounding at a distance
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
to attack; to assault; to assail
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
mistress; kept woman; concubine
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
to lie on one's back with legs outstretched; to recline; to get cocky; to be arrogant
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
general; popular; common; typical
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
gorgeous; sumptuous; extravagant; luxurious
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
to be conspicuous; to stand out
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world