many; much; plenty; hardly
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
alone; by oneself; on one's own
(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; trudgingly
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
scene; spectacle; sight; view
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
length and width; length and breadth; four cardinal points; every direction; as one wishes; as one pleases
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
metre; meter; meter; gauge
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
plural; multiple; several
steel frame; steel beam; steel girder
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
equality; uniformity; evenness
whole area; surrounding area; all around; everywhere; all over the place
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to look around; to survey
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
to raise one's voice; to shout
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to stiffen; to become stiff
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect