apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
next; secondly; subsequently
changing completely; transformation
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; normally
suddenly and precipitately; take a sudden turn
isolation; being alone; being friendless
first-year (university) student; freshman; (one of the) first graduates of a new school
conclusion; end; finish; supervision; management; control
leaving (e.g. a courtroom, workplace); exiting; withdrawal (e.g. from a superior's presence)
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
(necessary) personnel; required person
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
to wash again; to reconsider
location (of); position; whereabouts; place where one is
to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability
to be transmitted; to be conveyed; to be leaked; to be passed along
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
periodic; regular; routine
to mix in (e.g. an ingredient)
every year; yearly; annually
graduate; alumnus; alumna
identity or background check (often to see if someone is a burakumin)
(giving) instruction (esp. in the secrets of an art, discipline, etc.); initiation; teaching; passing on; imparting
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
adversary; opposition; hostile forces
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
espionage network; intelligence network
countermeasure; counter-measure
counterintelligence; counterespionage
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
situation report; status report; progress report
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on