progress; being under way
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
to move (house); to change residence
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
row of houses; each house; every house; every door
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
rapidly; one after the other; without hesitation; unreservedly; sound of tramping; stomping
to buy (of a government, public agency, etc. from a private citizen); to purchase; to buy up (all of something)
supervision; superintendence; management; supervisor
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice
regulations; rules; (local) regulation; ordinance; bylaw
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
allotment (of land); parcelling out
counter for houses, households, apartments, etc.
occupation; calling; livelihood
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
stroke (of a kanji, etc.)
important place; strategic point; critical location
towering (as mountains do); of outstanding greatness (as a person)
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
minutely; in detail; with particular attention
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
sphere; circle; range; category
connection; linking; linkage; link
cooperation; coordination; link
joining (an association, agreement, etc.); participation; affiliation; accession