diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
big frame; large figure; huge body
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
travelling on foot; traveling on foot; travelling all over
(degree of) seriousness; level of commitment
to take a breath; to take a short rest
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
many people; a large number of people
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
declaration; proclamation; announcement
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
to win over; to win (someone's) heart and mind
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...
sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card
ring; band; ring; circum-
group; bunch; crowd; group
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful