positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
naturally; of course; understandably
expressive power; inventiveness; creative power
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
to make progress; to develop; to evolve (method, style, etc.)
originally; by nature; from the start
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
recklessness; daredevilry; rashness; (arch.) long-lasting
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
prohibition; inhibition; ban
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
identically; in the (exact) same way; similarly
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
particularly; only; in the case of
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
not necessarily so; is not always true
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
to ask a question; to ask questions
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
appropriate time to do (something); occasion when (something) must be done