real intention; true motive; true meaning
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
(in the same way) as before; as always
to kill (with a weapon); to slay; to defeat (an opponent); to beat
tortoise shell bondage; turtle shell bondage
self-purification; self-cleansing
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to cut (someone) down; to slay
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
cleaning up someone else's mess; making up for someone else's mistake; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
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; supposition
crushing to death; crushing (hope, freedom, etc.); suppression; quashing
to cross one's mind; to spring to mind; to occur to one
to slip out (e.g. of a comment, remark, etc.); to utter unintentionally; to pour from one's lips (of words); to flow freely (of speech); to rush out of one's mouth
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
to get late; to advance; to wear on
(black) magic; witchcraft; sorcery
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
punchy; powerful; hard-hitting; stimulating; having impact
unusual clothing; strange way of dressing up; prohibited form of dress
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
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