proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
just one person; only one
using as an intermediary; through
sixth year of elementary school; sixth year elementary school student
(phenomenon of) precession of the equinoxes
to start for home; to head for home; to make for home
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
the other day; some time ago; recently
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
healthy; sound; wholesome
public (facilities, service, etc.); communal
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
promise; vow; engagement; convention; rule; resolution
growth period; growing season
low (level, value, price, etc.)
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
going to the hospital for regular treatment
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
Girls' Day; Dolls' Festival; Hinamatsuri; menstrual day; menstrual period
what one should do (usu. in questions)
government office; agency; board
tag (children's game); tig