division; section; demarcation; (traffic) lane; compartment; classification
annual (plant); first-year student
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
second-year student; biennial
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to have an idea; to have a clue
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
to break (by kicking); to kick down (e.g. a door); to kick open; to smash through (e.g. the enemy); to rout
other side; opposite side; other party
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
wire netting; wire mesh; wire screen; chain-link mesh
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
high-rise (building); multistory; multistoried; high (altitude); upper (atmosphere, air current, etc.)
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
standing close together; bristling (with)
to make one's rounds; to patrol
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
view; prospect; outlook; viewing platform; overlook
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
plastic sheet (usu. blue); vinyl sheet; tarpaulin
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath