hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
steady; sound; reliable; solid
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
straight-laced person; stubborn person
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
prudish; strait-laced; boring; square
possessed of a strong sense of duty
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
steady; firm; solid; secure
strength; solidity; firmness; armour; armor
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
holding on to; sticking to
having one's guard up; not showing weak points; (of women) resisting attempts of being hit on; being distrustful of potential love interests; prudish
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
strong defense; strong defence
firm (market); bullish; strong (sales, economy, etc.); steady; sound
honest; upright; faithful; reliable
square; trustworthy person
medium-sized enterprise (business, firm)
firm and unyielding; rigid
(a fortress being) impregnable; unassailable
very cautious (watchful, vigilant); taking every possible precaution
indomitable perseverance; invincible fortitude
being of firm (unshakable) faith and strict practice
impregnable fortress; heavily guarded fort
stable (market) after having bottomed out
being faithful to one's principles; being of firm purpose and deep commitment; constancy; true blue
old-fashioned way of thinking; old-fashioned spirit; old-fashioned
of strict morals (moral principles); highly moral
firm and solid; stout and durable
strong determination; strong-willed; having strong will power; firmness of purpose
snow with a frozen crust on top; crusted snow
center fielder; centre fielder
chaste woman; virtuous woman
dogged perseverance; untiring patience
skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish
(the Christian sacrament of) confirmation
chaste (usu. to one's husband); faithful
reef knot; flat knot; square knot
sophism; sophistry; quibbling
log on the roof of a shrine set perpendicular to the ridgepole
firmness; hardness; stiffness; honesty
firm and solid; sturdy and indestructible; unshakable; adamantine
pachycephalosaur (any dinosaur of infraorder Pachycephalosauria)
a wholesome household can not be disturbed from the outside; a house divided against itself cannot stand; (lit.) a firm fence keeps the dogs out