dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
this year; this fiscal year; this school year
to die; to lay down life's burden
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
degree of familiarity; popularity; name recognition; notoriety
not just once; more than once; many times; again and again
having the memory of having done something oneself; familiar (to one); guilty (look, expression, etc.)
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
microminiature; ultraminiature; ultra-small
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
pressure; encouragement; urging; promoting
remarkable; striking; obvious
for work; for manufacturing
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
newcomer; initiate; rookie
direct control; direct supervision
vigour; vigor; virility; health; sturdiness
just one person; only one
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
unkindness; unfriendliness
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
to prune; to trim; to reap (a crop) and put into storage; to harvest; to prune (a manuscript); to cut down
presence; dignity; corpulence; obesity
trial stage; experimental phase; prototype stage
changing completely; transformation
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder