spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
underground; subterranean
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
land route; overland route; by land; overland
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
sailing ship; sailing boat; sailing vessel
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
palanquin; litter; bier; portable shrine
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
something worthy of comparison; something being compared
to need; to demand; to take; to require
letter; missive; note; mail
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
freedom; free man; free woman
to make merry; to be festive
spirit of self-reliance; feeling of independence
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
straying; wandering off course
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
to encourage (someone); to cheer (someone) up; to give someone a charge; to empower
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
proposal; proposition; suggestion
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)