serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
believer; devotee; follower; adherent; convert; disciple
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
cooperative body; cooperative system; collective; community
same family (race, tribe)
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
cannibalism (in animals); feeding on each other; mutually harmful competition; internecine struggle; dog-eat-dog competition
to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad end of a bargain
common sense; common knowledge; common understanding
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
base; mean; vulgar; despicable; low
decorative curtain hung from the ceiling; tent; pavilion; marquee
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
meteor; shooting star; falling star
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
space; interval; space character; whitespace
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
great army; mighty host; whole army
night attack; nocturnal assault