beforehand; in advance; previously
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
Nakasendo (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
place near the mountains; hilly section of a city (e.g. Tokyo, Kobe, Yokohama)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
Yamamoto Isoroku (1884.4.4-1943.4.18)
bridge (e.g. on a warship)
quay; wharf; jetty; wall-like shoreline; cliff wall
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
long ago; already; a long time ago
Saipan (island near Guam)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
while moving; on the move
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
every place; various places
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile