piling up; accumulating; forming a (huge) pile; lying in piles
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike
castle wall; town walls; defensive wall; rampart
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
principal street; main street; major road; thoroughfare
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
inn town; post town; post-station town
to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)
people; citizens; subjects; folk
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
each house; every house; many houses
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
residence; housing; residential building
wooden building; wooden architecture
distinctive; characteristic
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
(made of) stone; stone-built
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
near; nearby; not far off
reception hall (esp. for visiting state dignitaries); guest house; State Guest House (esp. Akasaka palace, also guest house in Kyoto)
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) temporary residence
exclusive; attached to; specialist
permanent stationing; staying permanently; resident (program, file, etc.)