self-education; self-instruction; self-study
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
region; limits; stage; level
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
like this; this sort; this way
abstention; nonintervention; noninterference
(United States of) America; USA; US
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
secret base; hideout; hidden position
job application form; employee satisfaction
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
to some extent; to a certain extent
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
out of place artifact; OOPArt
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
killing two birds with one stone
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
incision; operation; section
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish