phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
signature phrase; signature saying
battlefield; battleground
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
the big two...; two major...; two main...
leader; magnate; big head
invisibly; secretly; privately
heedless of danger; braving dangers
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
tone (of voice); manner of talking
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
serious; severe; grave; acute
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to throw oneself (into an activity)
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
innermost depths of one's heart
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
vulgar; indecent; crude; jumbled (of a place); disorderly; chaotic
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
specialization; specialisation
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
inn town; post town; post-station town
detectable; noticeable; recognizable; observable
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations