tank (military vehicle); chariot
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
succeeding; following; trailing; next
substantial matter; significant item
exaltation; emotional uplift
being somewhat excited (agitated)
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
to knead; to mix; to complicate; to turn into a mess
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
surely (not); certainly (not)
I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
to stab each other; to sacrifice oneself in order to harm someone else
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
sit-up; abdominal muscles; abs
to burn hotly; to burn redly; to lose one's temper; to get mad; to be upset
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
ill feeling; ill will; animosity; bad impression
manufacturing equipment; production machine; maker
to run around; to bustle about
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
from the best to the worst; from top to bottom; of every kind; all sorts
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
taste; palate; sense of taste
woman of unmatched beauty; beauty like no other
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)