chair; stool; post; office; position
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
two persons; two people; pair; couple
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
time; hour; period; class
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour