pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
authority; power; influence
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
taking in; bringing in; capturing (e.g. customers); attracting; confusion; bustle
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
to recover one's strength; to recover one's spirit; to revive; to be refreshed; to be invigorated; to be encouraged
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
defense; defence; protection
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
outside the country; abroad
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
the right person in the right place
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
of course; certainly; naturally
portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to make up the number; to have a complete set of
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
frame; framework; outline