certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to surround; to crowd around
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
descent (esp. in skiing); sliding down; downhill (skiing race)
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
to change (lower-body clothing: shoes, pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (the wrong shoes)
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
rising; ascending; climbing
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
just; exactly; precisely; perfectly; sharp
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
froufrou; frou frou; frilly decoration; Furfur; Furtur; mythical great Earl of Hell
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
out of season; unseasonal
festival; feast; carnival
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
main shrine; inner sanctuary
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
great difference; major mistake
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay