abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
national road; national highway
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
roadway; road; carriageway
(not) even once; (not) ever
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
house; dwelling; human habitation
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
to be erected; to be built
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
outward appearance; apparent
true state; actual condition; reality
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
to blow through; to blow across
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
question; inquiry; enquiry
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
to ask; to enquire; to query
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
Western-style house (esp. one built in the Meiji or Taisho periods)
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)