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having a companion makes the journey easier; travel is better with company

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dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk

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Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

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Matsuo Bashou (1644-1694)

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The Narrow Road to the Deep North (chronicle by Matsuo Basho, published in 1702)

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be; is

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smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful

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opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes)

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needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer

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woven mat (esp. one made of straw); seat

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high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway

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committee member

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to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger

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inefficient

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route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)

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(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups

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to look sour; to look disgusted; to scowl; to frown

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every person; each one; everybody

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journey; route of a journey

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bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy

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outward journey

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to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through

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one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time

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to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex

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(traffic) congestion; traffic jam; gridlock; delay; stagnation

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to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into

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to embrace; to hug; to have; to possess; to command; to lead

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leaves turning red (in autumn); red leaves; autumn colours; fall colors

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consecutive holidays

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in one's own way or style

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crowd of people

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to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted

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here and there; everywhere

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none

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to lack

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individual; private person; personal; natural person

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traveller; traveler

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taking the family along

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couple

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tour

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foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese

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to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted

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front approach to shrine or temple

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avenue of cedars (cryptomeria)

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to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

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before the gate; in front of the gate

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ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front

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first torii gate of a shrine

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Nikkouzanrinnouji

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left back (corner, etc.); on the left and at the rear; left-hand side and at the back

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