twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
eight-tenths; casting someone out; type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up eight-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg
(sect) founder; apostle; originator; inventor
incident; affair; happening; event
true state; actual condition; reality
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
headquarters; head office; main office
support; backing; aid; assistance
tea party; get-together; tea ceremony
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
standing for; advocating; championing; professing (to be)
book title; heading; topic; subject; Nichiren Buddhist chant
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
event; phenomenon; matter
near oneself; close to one; familiar
(villains) of the same stripe; birds of a feather; (lit.) badgers of the same hole
hellfire; flames of hell; raging fire; large fire; fire that consumes an evildoer
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
you (plural); all of you; you all
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
to make a speech; to address
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
stale; hackneyed; cliched
sincere; earnest; serious
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
empty threat; bluff; paper tiger
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
word game; wordplay; playing with words
foul-smelling; stinking; intolerable (behaviour, attitude, etc.); unbearable; disgusting
hidden (talents, etc.); self-concealment; self-effacement
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead