instability; insecurity; crankiness
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
to two-time; to play it both ways; to sit on the fence
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
having one's choice; (ability to) pick and choose
reigning; controlling; dictating
one after another; one after the other; in rotation; exchanging one after the other; changing repeatedly
inner palace (in Edo Castle); palace's ladies chambers; shogun's harem
to sympathize deeply with; to strike a chord of sympathy
alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
antiquity; the previous era
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
to see through; to see the true nature of something
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to laugh away; to laugh off
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
what people say; rumours; public opinion
using as an intermediary; through
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
not necessarily so; is not always true
to torment; to torture; to harass
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
wildly enthusiastic; crazy (about something)