to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to say a word; to say something; to speak briefly; to give a quick holler; to let (someone) know
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
preparation; arrangements
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
while; during; while; although; all; both
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
thick with smoke, moisture or odor; hard to breathe (air)
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
to smoke (e.g. fire); to billow smoke; to smoulder; to be hazy; to look dim
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
one's real mother; natural mother; birth mother; biological mother
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)