highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
working one's way up; self-made person; veteran
person who has been through a lot; worldly-wise person; one who has seen it all
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
to think up; to think out; to knit (a pattern into a sweater, etc.); to start knitting
bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
brown; light brown; tawny
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
strength; power; proficiency; ability
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
group; bunch; crowd; group
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
wallet; purse; coin purse; billfold; pocketbook
what are we going to do?; uh-oh; oh crap; what a mess; oh brother
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to defy conventional wisdom
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out; (arch.) to lose motivation; (arch.) to get discouraged
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
backward movement; reverse movement; going backwards; retrograde motion
law of cause and effect; principle of causality
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
all over (the place); throughout; everywhere; every inch; every part; from head to toe
early-morning treat (traditionally given to children in some parts of Japan); wake-up sweet
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
complete recovery of health
to congratulate; to wish (someone) well; to celebrate