increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
stabilization; stabilisation
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
business; trade; operations; sales
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
town; city; municipal; urban
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
close thicket; dense forest; jungle; amazon.com
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
itemization (of expenses); the items; breakdown; classification
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
Hayagriva; Horsehead (tantric Buddhist deity)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
spirit world; underworld; the next world
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier