to tower over the surroundings
tall building; high-rise building
Tokyo Metropolitan Government
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
government office building
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
two classes; double; two sets
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
dozens; scores of; decades
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
riding (on horseback); mounting (a horse)
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
war; battle; match; game; competition
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
throwaway; disposable; single-use
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
but; however; provided that
when it comes to; concerning
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
power; might; authority; influence
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
as long as one's strength lasts
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
site; point on a map; spot
high place; high altitude; heights; broad view
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
if it is the case that ...
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly