weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
punishment; penalty; penal regulations; penal code
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
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
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
crushing to death; crushing (hope, freedom, etc.); suppression; quashing
to give up (something as hopeless); to throw in the towel
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
to cross one's mind; to spring to mind; to occur to one
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
to rush out from one's mouth (words, phrases, etc.)
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
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
violence; vehemence; fury; fervour; fervor; severity
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
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
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