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
ago; since; before; previous
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
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; 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
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
the one before last; two generations, etc. previous
to be; to exist; to be (honorific copula)
making efficient; optimization
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
originally; by nature; from the start
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); (arch.) 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
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
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy