in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
late at night; at a late hour
sewing; needlework; embroidery
unskilled; awkward; bad; clumsy; poor
shh!; shush!; hush!; shoo!; scram!
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
every evening; night after night
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
beginning; outset; first; onset
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
everyone at once; everyone together
hello; good day; good afternoon
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to gather; to collect; to assemble