thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
lady attendant; female servant; lady's maid; waiting maid
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
hierarchical relationship; superior-subordinate relationship; senior-junior relationship
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
the one before last; two generations, etc. previous
making efficient; optimization
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
Dragon King; promoted rook
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
system; institution; organization; organisation
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
based on; on the basis of
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
smoothly; easily; readily
dizzily; giddily; spinning; boiling up
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
personal security; personal protection; provision of a bodyguard