tool; implement; instrument; equipment
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
beginning; clue; starting point
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
good impression; favorable impression
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
article; thing; object; property; real estate
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
steel frame; steel beam; steel girder
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
copier; copy machine; photocopier
surroundings; environs; circumference
space (room, area, outer space)
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
spray; sprayer; atomizer; sprinkles (confectionery); hundreds and thousands
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
guide; tour guide; conductor; guidebook
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets