tool; implement; means; furniture
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to set (sun); to become dark
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
lightly; easily; carelessly
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
wooden building blocks; wooden bricks; playing with building blocks; piled timber; piling up wood
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
extension of a straight line; (conclusion) following as an extension of (an argument)
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
component; part; material; member
to join together; to combine; to join up
carpenter specializing in temple, shrine, etc. construction
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to break up (e.g. a meeting); to call it a night
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
with a start; with a jump
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post