situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
to cling to; to stick to; to be wedded to
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
day of spring; spring sun
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
if it is the case that ...
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
unheard-of; unprecedented
how long; how far; how much
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
question; inquiry; enquiry
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
Tang period (China; 618-907); Tang era
government official; clerk