job; work; duties; trade; skill
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
metal fake sword (esp. one that greatly resembles a real sword)
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
to be on the right track; to go well
several years; a few years
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
student (esp. a university student)
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
two legs; two feet; two pairs
specialized course; specialised course; something that is specialized for a certain field or application (e.g. a sauce specially made for zaru soba)
fundamental academic skills; expected basic knowledge (of a subject)
regular course; this lesson
political economy; political science and economics
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
study subject; course of study; department (university, etc.)
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
selection; choice; option
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
new student; freshman; first-year student
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
villain; baddie; the villain's part
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to look away; to avert one's eyes
weeping; sobbing; softly (crying); with a prolonged dull pain; having a griping pain
inside one's heart; in one's mind
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
headmaster; principal; dean; provost; rector
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
declaration; proclamation; announcement
guest; visitor; visitor's arrival