national road; national highway
one's later years; final years (in life)
mountain road; mountain trail
a person without a single relative
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
background music; (movie or commercial) soundtrack; featured songs
singer; vocalist; amateur singer who records and uploads songs to online video platforms
small insect; midge; vermicule
purification through fasting and abstinence; confinement to one's house on inauspicious days to avoid misfortune (Onmyōdō practice)
next morning; following morning
hare (esp. the Japanese hare, Lepus brachyurus); wild rabbit
wild fox; mythical fox capable of possessing people
mountain god; one's wife (esp. a nagging wife); roughskin sculpin (Trachidermus fasciatus)
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
prevailing view; common opinion; commonly accepted theory
magical; sorcerous; incantatory
different view; alternative theory; dissenting view
conifer forest; coniferous forest; needle-leaved forest
snow scene; snowscape; snowy landscape
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
coat; jacket; outerwear; top; upper-body garment
exact calculation; squaring of accounts; adjustment
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
premises; grounds; campus; compound; precincts
departure (of a train, car, etc.); starting; leaving
on the right as one faces (it)
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
to feel under pressure; to feel impatient; to be in a hurry
along the way; along the road
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road