playfulness; mischivousness; naughtiness
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
concentrated fire; intense criticism
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
extremely muscular person; muscle-bound person
tedious; lengthy; overlong; long-winded
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
groan; moan; growl; roar; hum (of a machine, power lines, etc.); drone (e.g. of an engine)
to the end; entirely; in full
old fox; old-timer; schemer
to deceive with smooth talk; to wheedle; to give someone a snow job
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
one's thought and beliefs
the big two ...; two major ...; two main ...
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation
to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over
factional infighting (conflict); antagonism between factions
striking on the side; side blow; slanting (rain, snow, etc.); driving
power balance; balance of power
working twice as hard; working day and night; doing simultaneously
to worry about; to be vexed
malicious; scheming; black-hearted; cruel (contrary to outward behavior); sly; black-hearted
tumultuous (with everyone voicing their opinions simultaneously); uproarious
shogun's demesne; area under direct control of the shogun; imperial lands; area under direct control of the Emperor
lying low (and awaiting one's chance); biding one's time; submitting at first (to then strike later)
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
to start (something); to start up; to launch (a business); to boot (a computer); to launch (a program)
leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; rapid progress; dramatic development
peaceful; quiet; uneventful
viewing and treating as one; regarding as the same; equating one thing with another; identification
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
establishment; settlement
to expose one's faults; to have one's defects exposed; to show oneself up