employment (long term); hire
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
writing (e.g. as a profession)
correction; looking over; touching up
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
art of self-defense (defence)
horse riding; mounting a horse; mount; riding horse; saddle horse
high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
near oneself; close to one; familiar
training; drill; practice; discipline
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
precondition; prerequisite
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
capital punishment; death penalty; maximum penalty; ultimate punishment
to shed tears; to be moved to tears
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