meandering; snaking; zigzagging
to come to power; to assume the reins of government
open; public; official; overt
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
stroboscope; strobe lamp; stroboscopic lamp; (camera) flash
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
upper part; upper region; region above
sense of equilibrium; sense of balance
heeding; paying attention; bearing in mind
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
to pound away; to hit at random; to hit ceaselessly
to claim victims; to leave casualties
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
bad news; news of a death; death notice
protector (e.g. chest); guard
stupidity; silliness; asininity; imbecility; dim-wittedness
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard
to work assiduously; to give one's all; to make the utmost effort; (lit.) to make (grind) one's body into dust
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
rut; wheel track; distance between two wheels; gauge