going up and down; ascent and descent; climb and descent
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
construction; establishment
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
spire; steeple; pinnacle; minaret
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
greater than ...; bigger ...
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
how many people; a number of people
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
our country; our land; one's own country
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
admiration; wonder; astonishment
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
charming; fascinating; attractive
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate
carving; engraving; sculpture
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
work of art; artwork; objet d'art
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
introspection; view from the inside; interior appearance; implication
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
corridor; hallway; passageway
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)