road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
surroundings; environs; circumference
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
because of; owing to; due to
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
finding employment; getting a job
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
recommendation; referral; endorsement
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
royal capital; imperial capital
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
several years; a few years
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
wages; pay; rental payment
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name