subdivision; segmentation; fractionalization; fragmentation
highwayman; bandit; brigand; highway robbery (of money, clothing, belongings); holdup; mugging
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
woodcutter; lumberjack; logger
mountain hut (esp. one that offers lodging to climbers and hikers); mountain cottage; mountain shanty
half-wit; fool; simpleton
light brown; golden brown; tan
sacred scripture; sacred book; holy book; writings of a sage
guard (on a sword); brim (of a hat); visor; brim (of a pot); flange
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
to wipe off; to wipe out; to expunge
to be hot on a person's heels
most ominous; most sinister; most atrocious; most evil
clink; clack; feeling annoyed; being offended; being hurt
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
order; sequence; procedure
with a snap; with a flick; wide-eyed; with a flick (of eyelids); with a crackle (of a fire); with a rustle
to lie down (and sleep); to go to bed (with an illness)
easy; smooth; without a hitch; quick
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
freedom; free man; free woman
to thrust down; to push off
divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance
be (that) as it may; having said that
to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
to chatter pointlessly; to waste one's breath
semicircular; crescent-shaped; half-moon
along; parallel to; in accordance with
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
to freeze to death; to die of cold
volume of water (in a river, pond, flood, etc.)
ascent; uphill; upward slope; (gradual) upturn; increase
fortune; fate; chance; coincidence; (stroke of) luck