to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
measuring instrument; instrumentation
useful thing; usable article
ignoring (one thing) for (another)
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
fuse; pilot light; cause (of a war, argument, revolt, etc.); origin; trigger
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to become possible; to become able to (do)
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
integrity; consistency; conformity; compliance
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
down to earth; reasonable
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
personality; character; individuality; personhood
to pick up; to find; to gather
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
that day; the very same day
calamity; disaster; accident
proposal; proposition; suggestion
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets