character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
according to circumstances; depending on the state of things; according to how the situation develops
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
hostility; antagonism; opposition
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
viewing and treating as one; regarding as the same; equating one thing with another; identification
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
habitat; home (e.g. of the tiger)
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; honeycomb tripe; wall of a cow's second stomach
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
to work hard; to make an effort
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy