Kyūjitai form of 進歩 (progress)

a male given name

a surname

nonpayment of tribute

advancement to graduate school

to advance to graduate school

The hiragana syllable ひ (hi). Its equivalent in katakana is ヒ (hi). It is the twenty-seventh syllable in the gojūon order; its position is は行い段 (ha-gyō i-dan, “row ha, section i”).

(emphatic, before an adjective, non-productive) indeed, truly

(onomatopoeia) A shriek, as when recoiling in fear or disgust.

手の平, 掌: palm (inner, concave part of hand)