serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
personal attendant; valet; maid
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
train (esp. long distance train); steam train
fourth day of the month; four days
to say no more; to sink into silence
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
agricultural community; farm village; rural
military personnel; soldier
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
parliamentarism; parliamentary government
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
idealistic thought (argument)
management; administration; operation
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to continue to do; to persist in doing
centripetal force; unifying force; cohesive power
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power