proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
merit; virtuous deed; divine reward (for virtuous deeds); grace (of the buddhas and gods); merit; meritum
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
verge of death; dying moments
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...
craving; longing; thirsting
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
to pry; to prize; to prise
strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
(festivity) page; baby; child; (arch.) boys kept by pederasts
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
to have a long life; to live a long time
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
district; section; sector
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
loose articles (not packaged with other things); bulk items; individual items; coins; small change