to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
outside of; not covered by
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
traffic conditions (e.g. heavy traffic); transportation situation (e.g. bad roads)
to concern; to be related
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
on countless occasions; many a time
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
chief; main; principal; major
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
railroad operating over private tracks
town; city; municipal; urban
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
being nimble-footed; being quick on one's feet; fast running legs
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
to express (in words); to confess
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
between both countries; bilateral
international; diplomatic intercourse
railroad; railway; rail transport
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
boarding (a train, bus, etc.); getting into (e.g. a taxi)
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
bodily sensation; sense; experience
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
journey; route of a journey
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate