special occupation; principal occupation; specialty; monopoly
conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
first meeting; first interview with
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
to punish (e.g. a child, etc.)
origin; beginning; source; rise
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
is never the case; has never happened
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
correction (of fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform
facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
entrance; admission; entering
death penalty; capital punishment
to understand from experience
criminal condemned to death; convict on death row
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to run about trying to escape
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
gate guard (during the ritsuryo system); gate guardian; young forced labour (ritsuryo system)
to intervene; to stop (something)
iron rust; iron hydroxide
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
different race; different ethnic group; different peoples
prohibition; inhibition; ban