making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
risk aversion; hedging; danger avoidance
reigning; controlling; dictating
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
to push aside; to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to align; to put in order; (arch.) to push open
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
wildly enthusiastic; crazy (about something)
forced march; (fig.) doing something on a very strict schedule
bento; Japanese box lunch
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
ostensible (surface) reason
common people; ordinary people; masses
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
grandfather; male senior-citizen
to wait on someone hand and foot; to take personal care of someone
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother