training; drill; practice; discipline
to form a line; to queue up; to line up
above; going steadily upward
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
(having great) expectation; pinning one's hopes on
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
harassment (in the workplace) from a position of power; power harassment
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
stronghold; fortress; strategic position; key position
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
greenhouse; icehouse; cellar
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
in its entirety; whole; wholly
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
scattering (in all directions)
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
mottled pattern; patchy pattern
to bury; to embed; to implant
death from explosion; death from bombing; bombing (in sales); flopping
draft; draught; handprint; signed hand-print
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
basis; foundation; grounds; authority