small tool;  gadget;  (stage) properties;  prop;  prop master
 stake;  post;  pile; (arch.)  stump
 to stab;  to stick;  to pierce;  to thrust
 to hit;  to strike;  to strike (noon, etc.);  to sound (cymbals, etc.);  to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.);  to move;  to impress
 go that far;  to that extent
 necessary;  needed;  essential;  necessity;  need;  requirement
 among these;  between these;  of these;  in here;  in this
 to be needed;  to be wanted
 fine performance;  tour de force
 very;  considerably;  by no means;  not readily;  middle;  half-way point
 material (for a story, article, etc.);  information;  joke;  jest;  proof;  evidence;  (magician's) trick
 to threaten;  to menace;  to frighten (into doing)
 how about ...?;  I wonder;  I don't know
 hateful;  abominable;  poor-looking;  amazing;  fantastic;  admirable
 to be in the news;  to be talked about;  to become a popular topic of conversation;  to become the talk of the town;  to become topical
 guest;  visitor;  customer;  client;  shopper
 for;  for the sake of;  to one's advantage;  because of;  as a result of
 actor;  actress;  player;  performer
 to;  for;  from the standpoint of;  as far as ... is concerned
 lifeline;  matter of life or death;  indispensable thing;  life line (in palm reading)
 to bear;  to stand;  to support;  to withstand;  to be fit for;  to be equal to
 he;  she;  that person; (arch.)  you
 I'm sorry;  my apologies;  excuse me;  pardon me
 to become less crowded;  to thin out;  to get empty;  to be hungry
 lunch;  (Western-style) single-plate lunch set;  plate lunch;  launch (boat);  motorboat;  ranch
 promise;  agreement;  convention;  rule;  destiny;  fate
 perhaps;  possibly;  maybe;  if;  in case;  in the event that
 I appreciate your efforts
 to be late;  to be delayed;  to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.);  to lag behind;  to be bereaved of;  to be preceded by (someone) in death
 I'm sorry;  (it's) inexcusable;  I feel regretful;  thank you very much (for help, etc.)
 bill;  bill of sale;  tab (for later payment);  credit;  contact move (in go);  direct attack to an enemy stone;  sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
 China;  Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane);  central part of a country;  main region;  province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
 Central Intelligence Agency (US);  CIA
 that is to say;  that is;  in short;  in brief;  clogging;  obstruction;  shrinkage
 seeming ...;  appearing ...;  -ish;  like a ...;  typical of ...
 to search for;  to look for;  to hunt for;  to search (a house, pocket, etc.);  to search through;  to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)