falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
clearing one's throat; cough
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
lotus leaf; vulgar; wanton
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
(attacking and) sinking (a ship); sending (a ship) to the bottom; crushing defeat; utter failure; complete exhaustion; collapsing (onto a bed, desk, etc.)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
tendency; trend; inclination
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in
difference; variation; difference
employer's house; master's house
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
spurious letter; apocryphal book; forgery
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
to run up to; to rush over