ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
out of one's line; out of one's field
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
finding employment; getting a job
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to dye; to colour; to color
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
person with no physical or mental disability; able-bodied person
mimesis; mimicry; camouflage
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
word; word; Word; Microsoft Word
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
society; public; community; social studies
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
fit; spasm; attack; seizure
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
ready fire-power; battle-ready forces; immediate asset (to a team or firm); someone who can be an immediately effective player or worker
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
unfairness; injustice; partiality
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
literary club (e.g. at school); literary section (e.g. newspaper)
writing; composition; essay; sentence