course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
considerably; fairly; quite
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
full; wholehearted; utmost; overall width
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to get an upset stomach; to have diarrhea
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
going through; going via; going by way of
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
domestic wastewater; household effluent
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
troublesome; annoying; complicated
president (of a society); chairman
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid