When the work is finished, please put away the tools.
The cooking utensils are in this drawer.
Abstract or metaphorical use: something used as a means to achieve a purpose. 道具にする often has a negative nuance of using someone or something merely as a tool.
Statistics are an important tool for understanding society.
He used his subordinates as a means to advance his career.
Used for household furnishings or effects, especially in compounds and set phrases such as 家財道具. For ordinary modern 'furniture,' 家具 is the more direct word.
See also: 家具 (かぐ)
On moving day, we carried out all the household furniture and belongings.
He used words as a tool to manipulate people.
The company was treating its employees as mere tools.
I gathered all my tools before starting to cook.
My father maintains his carpentry tools every night.
道具 is the ordinary standalone word for a tool, while 具 in the tool sense rarely stands alone and mostly appears inside compounds like 道具 itself.
道具 is the general word for a tool or implement of any size, while 小道具 specifically means a small tool or gadget.
道具 is the everyday, general word for a tool or implement, while 器 in this sense is more formal and mostly appears in compounds like 器具.
道具 is the everyday word for a tool or implement, whereas 器物 is a more formal term that can also cover furnishings and personal property.
道具 is the everyday, general word for tools, while 器材 is a more technical term covering both tools and materials used for a specific purpose.
household belongings; furniture and household goods
old furniture; secondhand goods; curios
three weapons for catching criminals (Edo period)
bedding; sleeping gear
unusual gadget; quirky device
second-hand shop; curio shop
propman; sceneshifter
instrumental
toolbox
instrumentalism
incense set; incense utensils
makeup kit; toilet articles