pure-bred (usu. animal); pure-blooded; thoroughbred
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
(person who has the) hands of God; master; virtuoso
Via Dolorosa (Jerusalem); Via Crucis
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
final; eventual; ultimate
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
script; screenplay; scenario
justification; rationalization
narcissism; self-absorption; self-intoxication
invincible; ever-victorious; unconquerable; unbeaten
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
since one was born; (in) all one's life
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
single-person cell; isolation cell; solitary cell; solitary confinement cell
development; growth; progress; development; expansion (of a typhoon, low-pressure area, etc.); developmental disability
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
infantry; infantryman; foot soldier
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
weapon of mass destruction; WMD
developed country; advanced country
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
breeding; propagation; reproduction; multiplication; increase
existence; being; life; survival
to fight with each other; to fight amongst yourselves
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; (arch.) deftly finishing up; (arch.) putting on the final touches
stock-farming; livestock farming; cattle breeding
aquaculture; culture; cultivation; raising
next generation; future generation