falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
endurance; perseverance; patience
origin; beginning; source
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
for some (unspecified) reason
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
if so; in that case; in that situation
to keep away; to keep at a distance
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
serious; severe; grave; acute
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
counter for books; volume
to be greedy; to be avaricious; to want badly; to desire intensely; to covet
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)