to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse; technological prowess; technological capabilities
journey; course; itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
to step forward; to take a step forward
glistening; shiny; sleek; slippery
industrial (manufacturing, factory) town or city
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
repair work; renovation work; restoration work
one plot (of land); one block (i.e. one city block); one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
inattention; absent-mindedness
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
flesh-color; flesh-colour
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
covered with; stained; smeared
gas mask; air-purifying respirator
temporary; provisional; to do something temporarily (esp. build temporary facilities); to do something provisionally
to kick (into something, e.g. a goal)
to carry out to completion; to carry through; to see (something) through; to complete; to accomplish
prize money; monetary award; reward
one of two (possibilities, alternatives, etc.)
military sword; saber; sabre
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
to put someone to work; to make someone work
to step on; to trample down; to tread on
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
engineering works; civil engineering; public works
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over