to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
tool; implement; means; furniture
ornament; decoration; figurehead; leader without real power
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
mechanical doll; automaton; string puppet; marionette; (fig.) person who follows orders blindly
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
mechanism; mechanical parts; jack-in-the-box
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to wind (e.g. a watch); to give (somebody) a good prodding; to make (somebody) shape up
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
that day; the very same day
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
northern part; the north (of a region)
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
element (esp. component in electronics); elemental device; device; data; datum
to order; to command; to appoint
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
invisibly; secretly; privately
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart