agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
defense; defence; protection
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
pulling up; drawing up; raising; increase; repatriation; evacuation
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
region; limits; stage; level
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
remembrance; recollection; recognition
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
surrounding at a distance
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to resound; to make a stir
in the future; another day; later
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
armed forces; military; troops
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
discovery; detection; finding
information; news; report; reward; retribution
to run about; to rush about
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
flute; fife; pipe; whistle