flowers; beautiful; spectacular
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
greatest treasure; most valuable asset; pride (of)
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
even though; despite; when
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
even if; even though; however; no matter how
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
immortal; undying; indestructible
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
phantom; vision; illusion
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
proposal; proposition; suggestion
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
scenery; scene; landscape
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
opposite side; other side; other party
storehouse; warehouse; godown
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
tool; implement; means; furniture