empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
pottery (i.e. the place); potter
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
fire pan; heating; first lighting (e.g. furnace); firing (e.g. forest); pasteurization
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
planned; scheduled; systematic
to set (sun); to become dark
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
no!; no no!; no, not at all
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
workshop; studio; atelier
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
staying somewhere (overnight) due to circumstances
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)