altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to give directions; to issue instructions
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
fine line; weight of thread; slit-eyed
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
originally; by nature; from the start
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
skeletal frame; skeleton; framework; frame; outline
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
right-angled parallelepiped; cuboid; rectangular solid
tall building; high-rise building
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to be relieved; to feel relieved
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
high and low; rise and fall
everywhere; all over; throughout
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
as far as the eye can see
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
heart; guts; nerve; central part