cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to be dependable; to be reliable
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
crushing to death; crushing (hope, freedom, etc.); suppression; quashing
to cross one's mind; to spring to mind; to occur to one
to rush out from one's mouth (words, phrases, etc.)
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
to get late; to advance; to wear on
black magic; black art; witchcraft; sorcery
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
unusual clothing; strange way of dressing up; prohibited form of dress
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
outside the country; abroad
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
foreign; abroad; overseas
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
firmly rooted; deep-seated
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
sweet and sour; bittersweet
air conditioning; air cooling
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece