difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
house where one was born; one's parents' house
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
(brother and sister) born of a different mother
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
at a young age; while still young
to make a name for oneself; to achieve success
being resolved to (do something); having a wholehearted intention
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to get (become) acquainted; to get to know; to get (become) intimate with; to become friendly with; to become friends
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
sense of being the chosen people
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
to flare up; to burst into flames
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
to join forces with; to cooperate with
to talk; to carry meaning
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end