for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
article; thing; object; property; real estate
part of a building where water is circulated (kitchen, bathroom, etc.); wet area
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
using every trick (in the book)
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
condition; state of preservation
personal; individual; private
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
long ago; previous; of a former age
earthquake resistance standards
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
you (plural); all of you; you all
one-man (show, team, etc.); tyrant; dictatorial person; conductorless bus (i.e. having only a driver); conductorless train
and so; therefore; for that reason
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
warp; curvature; curve; arch
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
being irresistible; being furiously vigorous; being intensely forceful
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end