proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
power; authority; influence
royal authority; regal power; authority of the king
light emanating from a sword; shimmering of a sword
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
focusing (e.g. light); convergence
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
war situation; progress of a battle
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
reduction by half; halving
unveiling a Buddhist image; public exhibition (of a Buddhist image); revealing something that is supposed to remain hidden; opening a gambling house; holding a gambling party
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to shed light; to cast light
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
white heat; incandescence; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
hostility; antagonism; opposition
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
the ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat); to be discouraged
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check