plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
real thing; original; actual
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
childhood friend; old playmate
almost every day; almost daily
eggcase (shell) of the winged argonaut; winged argonaut (species of paper nautilus, Argonauta hians)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to install; to equip; to mount; to fix (in place); to set up
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
contrivance; managing (to raise money); one's financial condition
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
manufacture; production; production (of a film, play, TV show, etc.)
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
convenient; handy; useful
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
small; little; fine; (arch.) fine pattern
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
deep sea; depths of the sea; ocean depths
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
first time; first; initial
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
within the village; all over the village; throughout the village