the way back;  the way home;  return trip
 mountain road;  mountain trail
 distance;  journey;  itinerary;  path (e.g. to one's goal);  way;  process
 purpose;  utility;  objective;  way to use something
 dropping in on the way;  stopping off at;  making a side trip;  going the long way round;  making a detour
 that road (path, street, way, etc.);  that line (of business);  that profession;  love affairs;  romance
 steady;  honest;  sober;  straightforward
 way out;  means to escape;  escape route
 to lose one's way;  to get lost
 street at night;  making a night journey
 byway;  bypath;  byroad;  loophole;  excuse
 anyway;  anyhow;  at any rate;  in any case
 guidance;  showing the way;  guide;  guidepost;  signpost;  waymark
 direct unforked road;  straight path
 along the road;  along the way
 fellow traveler;  fellow traveller;  travelling companion;  taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death);  forcing to take part
 branch road;  forked road;  branch;  crossroads (of a course of events);  turning point;  parting of the ways
 passage;  path;  route;  one's way
 side road;  byroad;  digression (e.g. from argument)
 back lane;  byway;  back street;  unfair means;  dishonest means
 to make way for;  to make room for;  to get out of the way;  to pave the way for;  to open up opportunity
 reason;  logic;  method;  system;  order
 one-way (trip);  one-way ticket
 avenue;  boulevard;  tree-lined street
 route;  way;  course;  directions
 to make way for;  to make room for;  to get out of the way;  to pave the way for;  to open up opportunity
 guidepost;  signpost;  guide;  manual;  tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
 to yield;  to give way to;  to make way for
 to go astray;  to become corrupt;  to go bad
 going down the road;  travelling;  lyric composition describing scenery a traveler sees on the way (traveller);  eloping
 to open up a path;  to clear a path;  to open up doors;  to pave the way
 moral way of life;  correct path;  moral principles
 loitering on the way;  wayside grass
 elevated walkway through the audience to the stage (kabuki);  honourable end to a career
 way of the sword;  swordsmanship
 along the road;  at the side of the road
 along the road (e.g. following its curves without turning off at any intersection);  along the street
 to make way for;  to make room for;  to get out of the way;  to pave the way for;  to open up opportunity
 midway;  halfway through;  in the course of
 road over a mountain pass
 fellow traveler;  fellow traveller;  travelling companion;  taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death);  forcing to take part
 branch road;  byroad;  side street;  digression
 (raised) footpath between rice fields;  ridge between rice fields
 old road;  ancient road;  ancient methods;  ancient moral teachings;  the way of learning
 (raised) footpath between rice fields;  ridge between rice fields
 promenade;  walk;  path;  trail;  esplanade;  mall
 branch road;  forked road;  branch;  crossroads (of a course of events);  turning point;  parting of the ways
 byway;  side street;  cross street;  wrong way;  digression
 to seek a path;  to find one's way
 the wolf knows what the ill beast thinks;  it takes one to know one
 the wolf knows what the ill beast thinks;  it takes one to know one
 side road;  byroad;  digression (e.g. from argument)
 to open up a path;  to clear a path;  to open up doors;  to pave the way
 guidepost;  signpost;  guide;  manual;  tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
 to lose one's way;  to be at a loss
 a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
 long roofed passageway (originally having an earthen floor and used as a bridle path)
 assorted (female) medical disorders;  blood vessels
 street with tramline;  railroad track;  railroading the opponent straight out of the ring
 anyway;  either way;  one way or the other;  whichever;  whatever
 non-highway road;  toll-free road;  local road;  road shadowed by trees, mountain, etc.
 non-legal public road (denoted by a red line on cadastral maps; sometimes no longer physically existing)
 downhill road;  descending road
 route (when going somewhere);  way (to get somewhere)
 roundabout road;  curving road
 way of the Buddha;  Buddha's teachings
 to lose one's way;  to get lost
 branch roads;  forked roads;  crossroads;  two ways (of proceeding)
 branch road;  forked road;  branch;  crossroads (of a course of events);  turning point;  parting of the ways
 causeway;  land bridge;  path on an embankment
 to yield;  to give way to;  to make way for
 uphill road;  ascending road
 (raised) footpath between rice fields;  ridge between rice fields
 half a ri (measure of length);  halfway
 uphill road;  ascending road
 road through the middle;  middle road
 anyway;  anyhow;  at any rate;  in any case
 independent living;  means of earning one's living
 to make a road;  to give an elementary lesson
 along the way;  along the road
 tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
 that road (path, street, way, etc.);  that line (of business);  that profession;  love affairs;  romance
 roundabout road;  curving road
 roadside grass;  roadside weeds;  guidance (sometimes esp. referring to guidance in love);  guidepost;  Chinese fountain grass (Pennisetum alopecuroides)
 road for persons of high rank
 guidepost;  signpost;  guide;  manual;  tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
 removable ramps for trucks
 the Way of the Gods;  Shinto;  Shintoism
 the Way of the Gods;  Shinto;  Shintoism
 to lead astray;  to lure a person to evil ways
 non-legal public road (sometimes no longer physically existing)
 the art of classical Japanese poetry
 road for persons of high rank
 along the road (e.g. following its curves without turning off at any intersection);  along the street
 not to write to or visit someone; (lit.) road of the weasel (it is believed that if someone blocks the path a weasel, he will never take that path again)
 groove in a shamisen player's fingernail caused by the friction of the string of the instrument;  someone's ability to play the shamisen
 the five Confucian filial-piety relationships
 the Way of the Gods;  Shinto;  Shintoism
 the Way of the Gods;  Shinto;  Shintoism
 middle of the road;  on the road;  on the way (to one's destination)
 not to write to or visit someone; (lit.) road of the weasel (it is believed that if someone blocks the path a weasel, he will never take that path again)
 to stray from the path of righteousness
 form of gagaku performed while marching
 roadside station (government-designated rest area found along roads and highways)
 road leveling;  road levelling
 knotgrass (Polygonum aviculare)
 anyway;  either way;  one way or the other;  whichever;  whatever
 anyway;  either way;  one way or the other;  whichever;  whatever
 the part of a province midway from the capital
 the part of a province furthest from the capital
 the part of a province closest to the capital
 Michinoshi (fifth highest of the eight hereditary titles)
 the part of a province furthest from the capital