splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
rebar; (iron) reinforcing bar; reinforcing steel; reinforced concrete
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
(made of) stone; stone-built
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
authorized architect and builder; licensed architect; registered architect
low-rise (architecture); low-level; low-class
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
when it becomes; when it comes to
brand-new article; new item
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.; onto a surface)
to lend an ear (to); to hear out; to listen to
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
this world; this life; world of the living
to buy; to purchase; to buy out
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
rapid-fire gun; quick-fire gun; talking rapidly; barrage of words or questions
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
finishing in one go; completing in one sitting; (doing something) in a single breath
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)