transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (rejecting) sternly; flatly; smartly; (dressing up) well
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
sheltered upbringing; person who has had a sheltered upbringing; (lit.) hothouse upbringing
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
unprecedented; never seen before
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
eruption; volcanic eruption
an inch ahead; the immediate future
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle
Atai (post-Taika hereditary title often given to regional administrators)
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
and then; and so; and; so then
literally; to the letter; literal
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
outbreak of war; starting a war
male-dominated society; patriarchal society
revival; restoration; resuscitation
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
longing; great desire; aspiration
sphere; counter for balls
to crawl out of; to creep out of
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap