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)
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
originally; by nature; from the start
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
behind; in the rear; in back
to order; to command; to appoint
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
battlefield; battleground
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
custom; habit; customary practice
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
first night; first watch of the night; bridal night
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
passion; passions; (sexual) desire; craving
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
natural; reasonable; understandable
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten