changing again and again; seesawing back and forth; being in a state of flux
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
mikoshi; portable Shinto shrine carried through the streets during festivals; lower back; waist; hips
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
shameless; shameless person
rebel; traitor; insurgent
death (of an emperor); demise
villain; baddie; the villain's part
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
rule; reign; government; governing
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
quarrel; feud; wrangling; snarling (at each other)
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
bolt from the blue; great surprise
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
existential threat; life-or-death crisis
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation (for the stage or screen); embellishment (of the facts); exaggeration; dramatization
the person who speaks up wins; the one who states their opinion first has the advantage
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
to be appointed to a rank
iron hammer; crushing blow
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
attack; offence; top (dominant partner of a homosexual relationship); barrage (of); flood (of)
to open (e.g. path); to clear (the way); to break up (e.g. land)
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (Middle Ages); acting administrator
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
appendix; postscript; retrofit; post-installation; giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a