to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
because of; owing to; due to
commander; general; leader
individual; private person; personal; private
personal; individual; private
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
only; merely; but; no more than
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
in that manner; like that
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to become better; to improve
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
just because; even if; even though
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
to attempt; to test; to try out
upward glance; upturned eyes
to glare at; to scowl at; to glower at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
crater; caldera; burner (e.g. on a furnace)
Yama (king of the world of the dead, who judges the dead); Emma; Yan; Yomna
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
mountain's surface; bare surface of a mountain
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)