stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
how long; how far; how much
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
to be too numerous; to be too much
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
pessimism; (taking a) gloomy view; discouragement; despondency; despair; disappointment
how many people; a number of people
difference; variation; difference
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
unhappy; sad; miserable; wretched; gloomy; melancholic
to give directions; to issue instructions
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
castle wall; town walls; defensive wall; rampart
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
reinforcement; strengthening
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
before the gate; in front of the gate
last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
strong person; the strong; the powerful
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
thoughtless; reckless; ordinary; usual; excessive; indiscriminate
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
leading group (of runners in a marathon, etc.); leading pack
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")