tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
all; entire; whole; altogether
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
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)
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
another name; different name; synonym; alias; pseudonym; pen name
fortress; stronghold; citadel
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
side job; sideline; subsidiary business
small change; pocket change; coins; small sum of money
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically