chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
craftsman; skilled artisan
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
earthenware; pottery; yakimono; flame-broiled food (esp. fish); tempered blade
furnishings; implements; equipment
farming implement; farm tools
metal fittings; metal fixtures
manufactured goods; finished goods; product
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
workshop; studio; atelier
to indicate; to show; to point to
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
houses and inhabitants; population
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
sudden change; complete change
height (of body); stature