embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
beginning; start; civilization; civilisation; enlightenment
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
nature park; natural park
beyond that point; after that
hardware store; DIY store; home improvement retailer
invisibly; secretly; privately
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
preliminary investigation; preparation
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to strike (a match)
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
perception; sensing; noticing
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
interior; inside; internal
stealthily; secretly; in secret