entering the priesthood; priest; monk; bonze
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
heating power; thermal power; firepower
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
willpower; energy; vitality
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
I don't want to boast but
recitation; reciting from memory
reflection (light, image, situation, attitude, etc.); reflecting; influence; application (e.g. of an update)
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; swarm
Nessie (i.e. the Loch Ness monster)
tengu; long-nosed goblin; bragging; conceit; braggart
plaster or mortar-covered wall
nightly procession of monsters, spirits, etc.; veritable pandemonium; large number of people plotting and doing evil; creepy characters roaming about
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre