pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
antiquity; the previous era
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
manual labor; manual labour; manual procedures
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
such ... as; or some such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)