strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
literally; to the letter; literal
(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard
decorum; propriety; politeness
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
in comparison to; rather than
bow (and arrow; esp. of a noble)
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
to be talked about behind one's back
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
bleaching; bleached cotton; doxxing; doxing; public humiliation (as an Edo period punishment)
framed picture; framing (a picture); putting in a frame
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
place; room; margin; scope
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
blank space; margin; blank canvas
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
rigour; rigor; closeness; compactness; tightly knit
cooperative body; cooperative system; collective; community
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
fate; destiny; predestination
absorption; suction; attraction
(arch.) bracelet (made of stringed jewels or bells and worn at the elbow); bracer (for the elbow of an archer)
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)