seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
one theory; one opinion; another theory
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
successive generations; successive emperors
old boy; alumnus; graduate; out of bounds
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
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 talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
one's thought and beliefs
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
shelving (a matter, plan, etc.); pigeonholing; tabling; keeping (goods) off the market (to adjust the supply-demand balance)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to say no more; to sink into silence
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work