fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
home area; home town; local
road over a mountain pass
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
to pass the peak (of something); to get through the most difficult part; to be over the worst (e.g. an illness); to cross a pass
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
thoughtful; considerate; sensible; prudent; having good taste; discerning
advance party; advance team; advance group; vanguard unit
light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments
supply route; supply road; communications (military)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
local procurement; local content; sourcing locally
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
preliminary arrangements; spade work
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
soil; breeding ground; fertile ground (for); foundation (for the development of ...)
hard to reach place; remote place
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
hereabouts; around there; that area
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
even if; even though; however; no matter how
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
that's true; of course; obviously
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign