travelling (a long and difficult journey) on foot; walking (all the way) across; travelling through; travelling all over (e.g. a country); visiting all the major locations (of a region, etc.)
Tōkaidō (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway); Tōkaidō (under the ritsuryō system; one of the seven districts of ancient Japan)
state (of the US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. of Canada); continent; province (of Japan); province (of ancient China); prefecture
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
the Five Highways (radiating from Edo)
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
national road; national highway
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
modern person; people of today
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
itinerary; travel plans; distance (of a trip); journey
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
labor; labour; toil; hardship
hell realm; Naraka; Hell; hell; misery; place where a volcano or hot springs constantly spew smoke or steam
at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant
to have a talk; to tell a story
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
legal wife (of a noble) (as opposed to a concubine); room for receiving guests; heir; successor
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
reckless remark; rash remark; thoughtless words; falsehood
presumptuous; arrogant; audacious; forward; insolent
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to