utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
(sleeveless) undergarment; padded undershirt
bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick; bamboo sword
to buy a replacement; to replace (with a new purchase)
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
throng; gathering of people
report; return (e.g. tax); statement; declaration; notification; filing
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
standing close together in a disorderly way (of buildings, etc.); standing side by side; standing (for election) in (excessively) large numbers; (too many candidates) competing with each other
unceasing; never-ending; endless
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
member of a (school) club who does not partake in the club's activities
to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
influence; effect; impact
all present; all concerned; all of us
pieces; scraps; disconnected
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
club budget; club expense
application; request; petition
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
complaint; quibble; niggle; finding fault; false accusation
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
article; item; thing; goods; wares
detailed; minute; articulate