good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
preparations for a journey
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
a few hours; several hours; about two to six hours
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
national border; provincial border
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
many; much; plenty; hardly
relay station (esp. on Edo-period highway); post station; stage
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
direct unforked road; straight path
elevation; height above sea level
primeval forest; virgin forest
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
being dotted with; being scattered
speech and conduct; words and deeds
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
to understand; to make out
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
the whole area; all areas
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
to need; to call for; to require
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to devote oneself wholeheartedly to; to sacrifice one's health for; to risk one's life
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
less than ...; smaller ...
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)