going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
leadership; initiative; spearhead
laying (a railroad, pipes, naval mines, etc.); construction
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
opening (of a new road, railway, etc.); going into operation (e.g. telephone communication); beginning services; reopening (e.g. of a road to traffic); resumption of services
going through; going via; going by way of
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
(running) along a mountain; along (a chain of) mountains
detour; circumvention; turning movement
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
loss; waste (e.g. of time); feeling of loss; Los Angeles; L.A.
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
reputation; respectability
right in the middle (of); midst; height
business trip; official trip
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
point of compromise; common ground
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (of vegetables; by depriving them of light)
smooth (i.e. without problems)
maple (Acer spp.); maple tree
passage (of people or vehicles); passing (through); traffic; common usage; widespread use
consent; assent; approval; permission
to manage; to arrange; to see to (a matter); to consult (with); to talk (to)