sense of duty (obligation)
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
to remain married for life
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
to sulk; to be peevish; to run away from home
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
memories; recollections; reminiscence
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
municipality; local government; self-governing body; autonomous body
points of improvement; improved areas; points needing improvement; problem areas
letter (e.g. of complaint); letter to the editor; letter from a reader; contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.)
this, that and the other; this and that
unanticipated; unexpected
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
traveler's guardian deity (traveller)
Matsuo Bashou (1644-1694)
The Narrow Road to the Deep North (chronicle by Matsuo Basho, published in 1702)
ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric
poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
levelling of ground (for construction); preparation of soil (for planting)
construction; architecture (of buildings)
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
space perception; spatial perception; spatial awareness
strength; power; proficiency; ability
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
source of river; fountainhead
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane