to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
unexpected (but welcome) visitor; rare guest
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
several years standing; over several years
various countries; various regions; various provinces
travels; pilgrimage; itinerancy
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
alone; by oneself; on one's own
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
companion; company; tritagonist
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
trouble; bother; annoyance
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
can't be helped (of situation, reason, etc.); unavoidable
together; at the same time; same; identical
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
woman; lady; adult female
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway