to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
shortcut; taking a shortcut; (keyboard) shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
full; wholehearted; utmost; overall width
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to get an upset stomach; to have diarrhea
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
village; human habitation; human settlement
going through; going via; going by way of
it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)
domestic wastewater; household effluent
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
troublesome; annoying; complicated
street; quarter; district; area
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
perfect; complete; flawless
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
wisdom; intelligence; sagacity
by means of; due to; because of; according to
environment; surroundings; circumstances
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
(after) bouncing around from one place to the next
natural environment; (the) environment
error; fumble that leads to failing to put out a runner
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding