inner lands: depths of a forest; outback, boondocks, backwaters of a land

to go forward, to advance, to progress / to improve, to progress

voluntarily; willingly

progress

forest

(chiefly women's speech) first person singular pronoun: I, me

forest, woods / objects lined up / silent

a forest (dense collection of trees) / a shrine grove

(polite) first-person singular pronoun: I, me

a personal or private matter / (by extension) selfishness