characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
battlefield; battleground
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
painful but pleasant (of a massage, stretching, etc.)
being filled with; being full of; permeation
to tinker with; to fumble with; to fiddle with; to twiddle
warp; curvature; bend; curve (of a sword)
cultivation of aesthetic sensibility; education in good taste
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly
common; commonplace; pulp paper; granulated sugar
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
to make sense; to be meaningful
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
deep inside; innermost place
to arch; to be curved; to become bow-shaped; to bend backward
small token (of gratitude); my (humble) feelings
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
(rubbing, twisting) hard; with a squeal; with a creak; (drinking) in one sweep
14th day of the month; 14 days
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
triangle (musical instrument); triangle (shape)
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
fast approach; quick intimacy
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
such a thing; something like that
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
first visit to inn, restaurant, etc. without an introduction