the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it; you can't tell unless you try
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
emergency; accident; worst case; unexpected occurrence
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
sense of smell; olfaction
(excessive) flattery; smarminess; fawning
to distinguish by smell; to smell the difference (between); to scent out; to discern (one thing from another); to determine
great mistake; serious error; blunder; complete misunderstanding
keen eye; sharp eye; keen insight; keen perception
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing
arrest; apprehension; capture
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
the three main gods (Amaterasu Ōmikami, Tsukuyomi no Mikoto and Susano-o no Mikoto)
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
this is my chance; this is the (opportune) moment; here's an opportunity (that can't be passed up)
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
hell on earth; living hell
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
at full speed; (at) full tilt; headlong; impetuously; precipitately
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
to have one's teeth set on edge; to become annoyed; to get loose teeth
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
distinction; discrimination
getting tired of; getting sick of; getting bored with; getting fed up with
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded