old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
new building; annexe; annex
after construction; after building; since construction
modernization; modernisation
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
multi-unit apartments; apartment complex
old building; older building
group; bunch; crowd; group
concatenation; coupling; connection; linking; consolidation (e.g. of company accounts)
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
new and old; incoming and outgoing
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
door; gate; opening; title page
distance; perspective; far and near; here and there
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
literature; books (reference); document
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
entering an institution; beginning training; primer; manual; introduction (to)
birth date; date of birth; DOB
not insignificant; not to be sneezed at
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
another school; other schools
the six historical styles of writing kanji: large seal, small seal, clerical, triangular-swept clerical, running, and cursive
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
document; official papers
blur; blurred; indistinct
reading (the parts one is interested in); reading here and there; skimming through; reading word by word; reading only the parts one can understand
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
Kanagawa prefecture (Kanto area)