modest; reserved; quiet; frugal; simple; plain
pupil; student; schoolchild
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
remaining strength; surplus energy; reserve power; money to spare
expulsion; driving out; driving away; extermination
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
boasting of one's strength
spell; charm; incantation; magic words
being second to none; being in a league of one's own
jōjutsu; form of martial art using a cane staff
mapping (creating an association between data elements, etc.); mapping; mapping; cartography
old man; venerable gentleman; venerable; old; father
protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
smelling burnt; tasting burnt; having a burnt smell
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
(short) rest; breather; break
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
to screw up (one's face); to scrunch up; to pucker up; to furrow (one's brow); to wrinkle
to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)
alert status; emergency alert
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
to look around; to survey
real thing; original; actual
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
grotesque; bizarre; weird; grotesque (style)