plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
at least; at most; (even) just
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
serious look (on one's face); straight face
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
plentiful; abundant; definitely extant
bare (naked) body; complexion (e.g. face)
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
menial; meanness; servility; abject
study; diligence; discount; reduction
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
in proportion to; just as much as
to drink up; to drain (cup)
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
before the week is out; before the week is over; within the week; sometime this week
comprehensive medical check-up; thorough physical examination
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
work-related injury; work-related illness; work-related death; workers' compensation insurance
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
individual; private person; personal; private
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider
cheerful; bright; clear; clean; honest
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)