material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
first move (in shogi, go, etc.); beginning; start
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
article specially made to order; made-to-measure (custom-made) article
whole; total; gross; entire; overall; general (election, manager, etc.)
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
copy; photocopy; book jacket blurb; (advertising) slogan
based on; built on; made from
exactly the same; identical; exact; perfect
grinding; polishing; refining (a skill, knowledge, etc.); applying oneself (to study); disciplining oneself
scrap; (small) piece; unimportant (person); petty ...; humble ...
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
Sunday (esp. as the sabbath in early Japanese Christianity)
how long; how far; how much
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
hormone; offal (esp. beef or pork); entrails
literally; to the letter; literal
bed and food; eating and sleeping
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
covered with; stained; smeared
feeling; sense; impression
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to be satisfied; to be pleased; to be proud; to show pleasure (in one's voice or expression); to moan with pleasure
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
(and) yet; but; for all that; nevertheless
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
breathing of a sleeping person
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing
bedside; near one's pillow