practitioner of Buddhism; practitioner of austerities; disciplinant; practitioner of martial arts
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
rudder; ladder; ladder (PLC programming paradigm)
sequence; progression; several lines; several rows
first cry of a newborn baby
continuous; continual; unceasing; incessant; without interruption
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
framework (of a building); foundation; mainstay; support; supporter
pug-nosed face; person with a pug-nosed face
suspension (from work or school)
vanishing behind the clouds (e.g. of the moon); vanishing; suddenly disappearing; going into hiding
follow-up report; further news
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
staff; staff member; stuffing (in Western cuisine); filling; stuff; materials
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment
castle wall; town walls; defensive wall; rampart
(large) gun; artillery; cannon
standardization; manualization; compiling into a manual; formalization
high voltage; high tension
(barbed) wire entanglements
perfect; ideal; completely satisfactory; leaving nothing to be desired; faultless; impeccable
shipping company; freight company; transport company
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
game master (person who organizes and oversees a role-playing game); GM
bogging down; dragging on; turning into a quagmire; becoming mired in a mess
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
trustee; councillor (councilor)
bird's-eye view; aerial view; overhead view
hanging around; wandering around (aimlessly); moving around (restlessly); running around
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
fiery chariot; kasha (mythical beast said to devour dead bodies); steam locomotive (in China); (arch.) vile old hag