Keyword
advance
Info
FrequencyTop 200-300
Type
Kyōiku (3rd grade) 
?
KankenLevel 8
Heisig603
Readings
すす
(58%)
しん
(38%)
じん
(2%)
Composed of
old bird
road
Mnemonic

The old bird continued to advance down the road. It's so old it's a little senile, so it's not afraid of no cars!

Used in vocabulary (482 in total)
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
to move forward; to move on
evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress
rush; dash; charge
advance; moving forward; progress
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
progress; development
advance (into a new market, industry, etc.); expansion (into); launch (into); advance (to the next round of a competition)
progress; advance; improvement; development
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)
departure (from a base); takeoff; launch; starting (to move; of a car); start; moving off
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
march; parade
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
to step forward; to volunteer
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
march; advance
direction of travel; direction of movement
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
entry; going into; approach
progress; advance; making (good) progress
going straight on; going straight ahead
to go on reading
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
promotion (school, military, etc.)
advance; charge
present continuous tense; present progressive form; ongoing; (currently) active; currently in progress
developed country; advanced country
ongoing; in progress; afoot
advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; course of action; behaviour; remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving
pushing forward (undaunted); pushing on (toward a goal); striving (for)
making rapid progress; making great advances; rush; dash; onslaught
propulsive power; driving force
format; procedure; way of proceeding
one's junior; younger generation; next generation; moving backwards; backing up; reversing
school with a high proportion of graduates accepted into high-ranking universities; school focused on preparing students to get into high-ranking universities; school with a high proportion of graduates who go on to university or junior college
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
to burrow through; to dig through
to win and advance to the next round
presentation (e.g. of a gift)
headlong rush; rushing recklessly
to carry a plan forward
Democratic Party (2016-2018; formed from the merger of the DPJ and the Japan Innovation Party); Democratic Progressive Party (Taiwan)
advanced; developed; seniority; senior; superior
facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)
to make progress; to develop; to evolve (method, style, etc.)
by choice; of one's own free will; on one's own initiative; off one's own bat
vigorous advance (while attacking the enemy); sweeping advance; string of wins; series of great successes; unbroken run of success (in business, entertainment, etc.)
advanced; pioneering; cutting-edge
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
progress
special promotion (in rank or grade)
state of progress
young and energetic; up-and-coming
demonstration parade
attack; drive; advance; invasion
information; making a report (to a superior)
promoting; increase; advance
continuing one's education into university
contribution (to a temple, shrine, etc.); donation
rushing madly ahead
to advance to the next stage (e.g. in a tournament)
to give; to present; to offer; to do for someone's sake
guidance counseling
change of course; changing direction; shifting position (of retreating forces); retreat
to advance construction; to proceed with construction
crawling forward (on one's stomach)
pushing forward (undaunted); pushing on (toward a goal); striving (for)
to be driven into a corner; to be left with nowhere to turn; to be in a dilemma; to be unable to go forward or backward; to be stranded; to get stuck
Full speed ahead!; Full steam ahead!
consultation on career, university, etc. choices
to have a good appetite
start; leaving; marching off
social progress; getting ahead in society; moving up in the world
radical faction or group
evolutionary theory; theory of evolution
changing lanes; lane change; change of course; changing one's field of study
entrance procession; march-in; entry parade
promotion of good health; improvement of health
occupation; stationing
occupying forces (esp. of the Allies in Japan after World War II)
rapid progress; radical progress
steady progress; rapid advance
to move troops forward
advance (e.g. of Japanese exports) into overseas markets
rising; up-and-coming
Great Leap Forward (failed attempt to industrialize China and increase agricultural production; 1958-1960); significant breakthrough; great strides
rate of progression
Do Not Enter; No Entry; Wrong Way
proceeding south
rate of advancement to the next higher level of education
to eat a lot; to have a good appetite; appetizing
continuing one's education into high school
promotion department; development department; enhancement department
vegetarian cuisine originally derived from the dietary restrictions of Buddhist monks
proceeding east
gift; present
staying in one's position or resigning; course of action; move
backward country; underdeveloped country; developing country
proceeding west
(private) part-time school for that prepares students for entrance examinations; cram school; prep school
proceeding north
giving; presenting
access road; access route; entrance ramp (onto a highway); on-ramp; approach path
progressive form; in progress; ongoing; underway
rising; exacerbated; exasperated; accelerated; aggravated
evolved form; developed form
progressive (worsening disease or condition)
to be driven into a corner; to be left with nowhere to turn; to be in a dilemma; to be unable to go forward or backward; to be stranded; to get stuck
evolved form; developed form
palace examination (national Chinese civil servant examination based largely on classic literature); someone who has passed this examination; examination for promotion in the Ministry of Ceremonies (based largely on political duties and Chinese classics); someone who has passed this examination
launching ceremony; ceremonial ship launching
(ship's) launching
temple solicitation book
major progress; huge advance
crawling forward (on one's stomach)
enterprising; go-ahead; progressive
Act for the Promotion of Measures to Prevent Bullying
temple solicitation
a question of whether or not someone should resign
rising; exacerbated; exasperated; accelerated; aggravated
program director; programme director; facilitator; steering committee (chair)
accelerant; stimulant
chord progression
Administrative Reform Promotion Office; Administrative Reform Task Force
dash; rush
Attack on Titan (manga, anime)
binary number system; base-2
purifying oneself (religiously) by abstaining from eating meat
advance (to the next base)
New Frontier Party (1994-1997); NFP
inventive step; invention (with respect to prior art)
giving a lecture in the Emperor's presence; lecturing to the Emperor
straight-line stability (of a vehicle); directional stability; straight-line propagation (e.g. of light or sound); straightness
to cleave; to saw through; to hack apart
successive promotion; gradual progression; rising step by step; increasing progressively (of income tax, etc.)
progressive party
progressive taxation; graduated taxation
byungjin line; North Korean policy of simultaneous development of its economy and nuclear weapons program
promotion; advancement
dash and go; pushing forward
Act to Facilitate the Employment of Persons with Disabilities
reluctant to; not inclined to; disinclined; unwilling
decimal; denary
base- (e.g. base-2); numeral system; counting system
hexadecimal; hexadecimal notation; hex
rushing recklessly; presumption
to be driven into a corner; to be left with nowhere to turn; to be in a dilemma; to be unable to go forward or backward; to be stranded; to get stuck
to give; to present; to offer; to do for someone's sake
advanced cancer
rocket-assisted projectile; RAP
informal resignation; unofficial resignation
dividing and advancing
progress; improvement
to be driven into a corner; to be left with nowhere to turn; to be in a dilemma; to be unable to go forward or backward; to be stranded; to get stuck
promoter; instigator; driving force; pioneer; leader
going ahead of the others; advancing ahead of the main force
nonpayment of tribute
Constitutional Reform Party (1882-1896); Reform Party (1952-1954)
allowing oneself meat, fish or alcohol after a period of abstaining
day of abstinence
competitive exhibition; prize show
gradual progress; steady advance
hexadecimal; hexadecimal notation; hex
keeping pace with; keeping abreast of; advancing together; translation
being driven into a corner; having no way out; being caught between a rock and a hard place
rising; exacerbated; exasperated; accelerated; aggravated
paying tribute
progressive (enterprising) spirit
bringing up to date; progress
economic invasion; economic operations (in another country)
hit that advances the runner(s)
accelerating agent; stimulating agent; accelerant
backwardness; underdevelopment
palpitations; tachycardia
decimal; decimal digit; decimal number
evolutionary rate; rate of evolution
presentation of a poem (to the Court or a shrine)
continuing one's education into graduate school
decimal classification; Dewey (decimal) classification
coastline transgression
ship used by the Ryūkyū Kingdom to transport diplomatic envoys to China
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
fund-raising tournaments (during the Edo period)
sanchin; fundamental karate kata focusing on breathing, stability, and body hardening
keeping pace with; keeping abreast of; advancing together
paying a tribute; contribution; presentation of something to an aristocrat
Nippon Decimal Classification; Nippon Decimal System (of book classification)
compiling and presenting poems, texts, etc. to the emperor
staying in one's position or resigning; course of action; move
being driven into a corner; having no way out; being caught between a rock and a hard place
forwarding (to a higher authority, proper office, etc.); transmission; advance; progress
gradualism; slow-and-steady policy
binary number system; base-2
informal resignation; unofficial resignation
progressive (tax, etc.); graduated
escapement (clock mechanism)
(number) base (e.g. 10)
Constitutional Reform Party (1882-1896)
progressive paralysis (due to neurosyphilis); general paresis
tunnelling (through); excavation; drilling; boring
giving offerings
through traffic; straight-travelling vehicle
past progressive form; past progressive tense
deportment; behavior; carriage
preparation; supplying; procurement
Bataan Death March (1942)
decimal; denary
demonstration parade
engage in ascetic practices with dauntless spirit
being driven to the wall; finding oneself between the devil and the deep blue sea; finding oneself between a rock and a hard place
duodecimal system; base twelve system
promotion; appointment to a more senior position
radical political party
vegetable-based food (incl. nuts, berries, etc., but excl. all meat and fish)
marching order; go-ahead
one step forward, many steps backward; little to gain and much to lose
first meal (including meat or fish) taken after a period of abstinence
vegetable-based food (incl. nuts, berries, etc., but excl. all meat and fish)
progress; advance
advanced cancer
octal numeral system; octal notation
progress; advance
dashing forward bravely
hexadecimal; hexadecimal notation; hex
creative evolution (as proposed by Henri Bergson)
evolutionary game theory (EGT)
future progressive form; future progressive tense
offering a gift (to a superior)
Beam-powered propulsion
Japanese invasion of French Indochina (1940)
allowing oneself meat, fish or alcohol after a period of abstaining
between the devil and the deep blue sea; (lit.) both advancing and retreating are hell
enterprising and daring; boldly forward-looking
behavior; bearing; demeanor
Nisshin Station (Saitama)
one's course of action; deciding what to do with oneself, whether staying in the present position or leaving it
being arduous; working diligently enduring hardships; making a strenuous effort
palpitations; tachycardia
Japanese Society for Study of Career Guidance; JSSCG
progress; advance; making (good) progress
academic aptitude test (taken by Japanese university applicants between 1948 and 1954)
advance unit sent ahead of the main force on a special mission
March of the Volunteers (national anthem of China)
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
industrialized countries; industrialised countries
conditional promotion
semi-advanced countries
to be driven into a corner; to be left with nowhere to turn; to be in a dilemma
Association for Promotion of International Cooperation
to present; to offer; to advise; to do
to be driven into a corner; to be left with nowhere to turn; to be in a dilemma
procession towards the altar (in a wedding); stepping forward (towards an aristocrat)
bylaw or ordinance for the purpose of implementing gender equality
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
to win and advance to the next round
to eat a lot; to have a good appetite; appetizing
amusement; diversion (to pass time); pastime; recreation
palpitations; tachycardia
decimal; decimal digit; decimal number
excavation (esp. of a tunnel); drivage
compiling and presenting poems, texts, etc. to the emperor
deportment; behavior; carriage
octal numeral system; octal notation
hexadecimal; hexadecimal notation; hex
cleft-fronted bait crab (Guinusia dentipes); shore crab
voluntarily; willingly; of one's own free will
reporting after careful investigation
paedomorphosis; pedomorphosis
complimentary copy
progressive aspect
rapid progress; minute-by-minute progress
nucleus (of a project proposal, of a social movement, etc.)
two steps forward, one step back
molecular evolution
(study of) molecular evolution
traveling wave (travelling)
evolutionary developmental biology; evo-devo
binary arithmetic operation
March on Rome (1922)
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
reporting to the emperor
palace kitchen in which final preparations to the imperial family's meals (e.g. reheating) were made (Heian period); kitchen (in a noble's manor)
acceleration ratio
neutral theory of molecular evolution
idiopathic intracranial hypertension; benign intracranial hypertension; pseudotumor cerebri
striving to adopt ascetic practices for one's whole life
translational motion; translation
traveling-wave reactor
progressive lens; multifocal lens
tofu-based mock eel dish
tofu-based mock eel dish
tofu-based mock eel dish
progress report; status report
hyperarousal (symptom of PTSD)
academic aptitude test (taken by Japanese university applicants between 1948 and 1954)
leading power factor
hair growth stimulator; hair loss medication
government-recommended lifestyle adjustments for the long daylight hours during summertime
government-recommended lifestyle adjustments for the long daylight hours during summertime
cloth used as a gift for ceremonies
royal road progression; koakuma chord progression
career preference survey; survey of students' post-graduation plans
March of the Volunteers (national anthem of China)
Advanced Information and Telecommunication Society Headquarters; Headquarters for Promotion of Advanced Information and Communications Society
Japan Association for Evolutionary Economics; JAFEE
Progressive Conservative Party
Society of Evolutionary Studies, Japan
Examples (200 in total)
Has your work progressed?
But even so, he moves forward.
But even so, I had no choice but to just move forward.