meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; inequality; imbalance; unevenness
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
surroundings; environs; circumference
(raised) footpath between rice fields; ridge between rice fields
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
comparatively; relatively
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
school route; street for students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
myself; yourself; I; me; you
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
same; similar; (just) like; equal
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
world; society; people; the public