god of thunder; Raijin (god of thunder)
very loose; slowly; leisurely
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
fall; falling down; inversion; reversal; getting upset; losing one's presence of mind
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
floor; dance floor; sales floor; floor (of a building); storey
shivering; trembling; shuddering; shaking
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
to have a comeback for every remark; to be always ready with excuses; to contradict everything
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
particularly; only; in the case of
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
acceleration; speeding up
ancient city; former capital
to use (something) as a selling point
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
pull; patronage; tug; room to move the camera back; drawing back; pulling back
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
go-between; intermediary; mediator
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; rapid progress; dramatic development
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; not knowing the true nature
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise