(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
decrepitude; senescence; superannuation
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
bungalow; one-story house
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
guard; security (officer); guardsman
even if; even though; however; no matter how
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; foothills
surface of the earth; ground surface
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
tenement house; row house
moving; relocation; change of address; transfer (of deeds, property, etc.); demise
to happen to hear; to overhear
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
withdrawal; revocation; repeal; demolition; removal
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
closing of a school; closed school
hut; house; boarding house; school dormitory; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
to be to the point; to be pertinent
position; location; base; point; site
staying the night; lodging (at)
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
to resolve; to make up one's mind; to decide
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
to squash; to crush; to flatten
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about