modest; reserved; discreet; careful; prudent; circumspect
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
it is simply common courtesy to clean up after yourself; a bird does not foul the nest it is about to leave; on leaving a place, one should see that all is in good order
way one walks; one's walk
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
to remove; to move out of the way
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
light (flavor, color, etc.); simple; plain; frank; candid; easygoing
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
cheap lodging (especially in a skid row area or slum); flophouse
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; throwing one's weight around; acting as if one owns the place
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
entering a garage, parking lot, depot, etc.; putting (a vehicle) in a garage, parking lot, depot, etc.; warehousing; going into storage; putting in storage
order; sequence; procedure
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
duckweed; rootless person; wanderer
movements; bearing; deportment; carriage; behavior; behaviour
the other day; some time ago; recently
to make trouble; to make waves; to cause discord
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
contempt; derision; slight; disdain
indigenousness; being native (to a region); settling (of people); native; indigenous; aboriginal
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to take root (of a plant); to strike root; to root; to become established (e.g. of an idea, a movement); to take hold; to take root
headache inducing; vexing
citizens of one's own country; fellow countrymen; compatriots
truthfulness; credibility; sincerity; honesty; good faith
passing (an examination); making the grade
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
old-timer; veteran; senior; old stump; old roots