considerable; formidable; tremendous; really something else; exceptional; impressive
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
(barbed) wire entanglements
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
lookout post; observation point
three generations; third generation immigrant; sansei; the third (e.g. Henry III)
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; tall building
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
washhouse; place for cleaning one's laundry
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
rain and wind; driving rain
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
conscription; draft system
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
physical examination (given at conscription)
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
regret; repentance; remorse
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
it is I who should say so
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about