proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
losing everything; suffering a total loss; coming to nothing; (lit.) having lost the interest and the principal
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
courtesy call; going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody; making the rounds
to joke around; to do and say ridiculous things
in good health; alive and well; going strong
manners; courtesy; etiquette
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to become sullen; to sulk; to get angry; to peel (off); to come off
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
staying the night; lodging (at)
lodging (house); accommodation; hotel; housing (for government employees)
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
sound of something small rolling once (often into a hole); easily; suddenly; completely (e.g. forgetting); utterly; disappointing; curling up into the fetal position
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
going to and fro; back and forth
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
obvious (e.g. of a lie); transparent
pin (e.g. hairpin, safety pin); (bowling) pin; pin; flagstick; (a) one (on dice or Japanese playing cards); first; top
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss
(sudden, heavy) shower (on a summer afternoon or evening); evening shower
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
to bake (a design onto ceramic); to fire (on); to burn into (one's memory); to sear into; to print (from a negative); to brand; to fuse together (metals)
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
already; now; no longer; not any more
new life; fresh start; new routine
home visitation (esp. a teacher visiting a student's home); home visit; house call
good young man; agreeable youth