pupil; student; schoolchild
history of Japan; Japanese history
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
great man; heroic figure; remarkable character
to become inverted; to become reversed
sufferings; ordeals; agony; Passion (of Christ); crucifixion
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
indeed; really; truly; very much
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
meat eating; eating of meat; meat diet; carnivorous
to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to dethrone; to depose
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
pronunciation; production of sound
sublime; noble; high-minded
old promise; old agreement; old covenant; Old Testament
Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom
law; rule; commandment; the Torah (the law of God as revealed to Moses)
Daniel; Daniele; Danielle; Daniell
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
this world; this life; world of the living
birth; creation; formation