to tower over the surroundings
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
that is to say; so that means
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
in succession; one by one
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
speaking of ...; as for ...
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
general; popular; common; typical
this world; this life; this generation; present day
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
many people; a large number of people
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
perfect; complete; flawless
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test