traditional; conventional
ceramics painting; porcelain painting; painting on china
tea utensils; container for powdered green tea (tea ceremony)
faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
inspection; examination; survey
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
to redeem (from sin); to save
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
time; hour; period; class
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
set meal; special (of the day)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to look away; to avert one's eyes
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy