way; method; means; resource; course
long time; long interval; for quite some time
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
to shift something to; to move something into; to transfer; to transpose; to exchange; to displace
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
household (electrical) appliances; home appliances; consumer electronics
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
high efficiency; high performance
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
great difference; major mistake
scene; view; prospect; outlook
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
flame; blaze; fire; attack; aggression
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
armed forces; military; troops
disputed territory; conflict area
war; fighting; fierce competition
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
(being) worth seeing; impressive
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)