confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area
oasis; OASYS (Fujitsu WP system)
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to engage in lively conversation
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to push along; to move (something) by pushing
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to become settled; to be fixed
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
many; a lot; much; multitude
my husband; one's family; family member
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
along the road (e.g. following its curves without turning off at any intersection); along the street
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
oak; orc (fictional race common in fantasy literature); ork
bystreet; side street; back street; alley; lane
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag