(made of) stone; stone-built
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
fortress; stronghold; citadel
town; city; municipal; urban
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
coming flying in (of migratory birds, airborne sand, etc.); coming by airplane
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); search (e.g. on the Internet); retrieval (of information); reference
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
full length; total length; overall length
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
change of government; regime change
image change; changing one's image; makeover
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
renewal; renovation; overhaul; update; repair; improvement
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness