building time; construction period
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
(a) jump; splashes (usu. of mud); upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo); close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup; hane (move)
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
raising and lowering; loading and unloading (cargo); praising and criticizing
high place; high ground; height; broad (point of) view
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
principle; theory; fundamental truth
to hoist; to lift up; to (crowd around and) rebuke; to (gang up and) criticize; to reproach severely
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
ascending and descending; going up and down
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
building (construction) site
edition; version; plate; block; counter for editions of a publication
handle; steering wheel; handlebar; handlebars; handle; screen name
to wind (thread, film, etc.)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
construction; architecture (of buildings)
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
riparian works; flood-control works
pouring one's energy into; focusing one's efforts on; concentrating on; committing oneself to
estimate (of costs); budget
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
novelty (patentability requirement)
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
tendency; trend; inclination
security; stability; safety; peace
cut; reduction; curtailment
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
supply; provision; service; supply
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively