alone; by oneself; on one's own
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
different item; different lot
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
portion; potion (e.g. magical)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to drink up; to drain (cup)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
very busy (person or thing)
specialization; specialisation; differentiation
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
to squeeze out; to wring out