road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
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)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
ekayana (doctrine that only one teaching, usu. the Lotus Sutra, can lead to enlightenment)
member (esp. of a criminal organization); gang member; gangster; yakuza; crime syndicate member
permanent vice-president; undersecretary; vice-minister
decision; determination; resolution
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
the concerned government agencies; the ministries and agencies that are relevant to the matter at hand; the relevant authorities
vice-minister; undersecretary
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
sweep of the tide; drift of the tide; tidal current
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
construction; establishment
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
even more; still more; further
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
cooking; food preparation
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with