demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
nothing but; none other than
that's the way it is; such is life
bending; warping; flexibility; pliability
dedication; presentation; consecration; offer (to a shrine)
to be pleased with; to be to one's liking
much more; not to mention; not to speak of; to say nothing of; let alone
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
national border; provincial border
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
whispered conversation; whispering
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
look of death; shadow of death
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
to show up; to appear; to turn up
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
quick; rapid; swift; satisfactory
summer vacation; summer holiday
theological school; seminary