failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
suspicious-looking; fishy
battlefield; battleground
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
very strong person; brave warrior; veteran
(having experienced) many battles
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
muddy water; red-light district
body and soul; mind and body
earnestly; immediately; exactly
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)
therefore; because of this; for this reason
old man; venerable gentleman; venerable; old; father
(arch.) lowly person; (arch.) lowliness; I
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
to fasten one's eye on (a person); to stare at
elaborated cloth; figured silk and thin silk
fabric with a brocade and embroidery; beautiful fabric; beautiful poem; beautiful wording; beautiful autumn leaves; beautiful flowers
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
plotting (of maps); mapping; compilation
one's parents' home; one's origins; one's upbringing; one's past
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
place; room; margin; scope
mass psychology; mob psychology; crowd psychology; herd mentality; group mind
combination; union; binding; bond
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality