artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
to hit the mark; to hit the nail on the head
stairs; stairway; staircase
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
parts; accessories; components
point below the navel (a focus point for internal meditative techniques)
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
appropriation; misappropriation; making one's own
(religious) precept; discipline; commandment; mitzvah
to create a debt in one's favor (e.g. by doing someone a favor); to create an obligation in one's favor
to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation
green; wet behind the ears; immature; (lit.) smelling of milk
(your) daughter; young woman
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
one's true worth; one's true self; what one is really made of
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
to strum (an instrument); to thrum; to pluck
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
to lie down; to throw oneself down
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
Mediterranean Sea; Mediterranean sea (oceanography)
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information
major incident; major happening; big scandal
fresh in one's mind; fresh in one's memory