sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
fall; drop; descent; coming down
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
cloud of sand (dust, etc.)
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
almost; roughly; approximately
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
power; might; authority; influence
failure; mistake; blunder
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
development; exploitation
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago
for example; for instance; e.g.
tradition; legend; folklore
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to be fated to; be linked by fate
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
great difference; big difference; wide margin
six of one, half a dozen of the other; scant difference