to be sooty; to be stained
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
modest; reserved; quiet; frugal; simple; plain
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
to take away; to carry off
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to enter; to go in; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.); to achieve
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
rubble; debris; wreckage; trash; rubbish
to offer (e.g. flowers at a grave); to present (to a god, the deceased, etc.); to dedicate; to give as a parting gift; to offer (parting words)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
grave marker; gravestone; headstone; writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
but; however; even though; even if
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
(not) even once; (not) ever
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
living person; the living
just because; even if; even though
closing one's eyes; passing away; dying peacefully
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
directly opposite; right in front
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to peel off and fall; to flake away
hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking
decisive; resolute; determined; firm
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia