long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
to demolish; to tear down; to pull down
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
construction (building) costs
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
to perceive; to understand
steady advance; carrying all before one
perilous pass (on a route or journey); rough spot
town; city; municipal; urban
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
(a feeling of) identification (with); sense of belonging
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
wintertime; winter season
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
situated deep in the mountains
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
belief; faith; adherence; espousal
mountain worship; religion that worships mountains as sacred
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
railroad; railway; rail transport
laying (a railroad, pipes, naval mines, etc.); construction
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings