demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
elementary; basic; rudimentary
amusement; diversion (to pass time); pastime; recreation
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
forest fire; bushfire; wildfire
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
incoherent; vague; silly; foolish
antique; historical object; pre-Meiji period drama; period piece
overcoat; greatcoat; cloak; wrap; mantle
work experience; work history
analogy; analogical reasoning; analogical inference; analogy
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
mediocrity; the masses; ordinary run of men
pond snail (Viviparidae spp.)
breathing of a sleeping person
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
screening (a movie); showing; to screen a movie
book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook
endpaper (of a book); end-paper; facing (material sewn on the inside edge of a garment); looking back; triumphing over (a rival)
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
well-known; noted; celebrated
Japan and the Philippines
theatre; theater; playhouse
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
arbitrary decision; taking for granted
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
eighth day of the month; eight days
limousine (stretched car); shuttle bus (usu. to airport)
to ride up to; to drive up to; to get used to riding; to get used to driving
town; city; municipal; urban
nightless gay quarters; nightless city
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special