biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
town; city; municipal; urban
to rank next to; to come after
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
not at all inferior to; rival or surpass; compare favorably (with)
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
high-rise building; tall building; multi-storied building
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
Japan; the (Japanese) empire
whole nation; whole land; whole country
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
advance; moving forward; progress
breath; sign (of something new and fresh); breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.); vitality
incarnation; embodiment; realization; giving concrete form (to)
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
pavement café; sidewalk café; open-air café
sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance