rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
branch; branch office; subdivision
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
stormy and full of drama; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
strength; toughness; bravery; boldness
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
iron hammer; crushing blow
extra-large; king-size; highest (priority, urgency, etc)
Cynthia; Synthia; Shinshia
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
brother complex; excessive attachment to one's brother; black contemporary (music)
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
letter of invitation; letter of recommendation; reference
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); pass (ceding one's turn); giving (something) a pass; pass (ceding one's turn after there are no more useful moves)
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
overall; general; as a whole
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
main street; avenue; boulevard
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
public works; public-works projects; public utilities
dwelling; house; residence; address
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent; walking sideways; staggering; striding
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
continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
the lower classes; the common people
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent