私たちは交通渋滞を避けるために裏道を通った。

we; us

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse

congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert

for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of; because of; as a result of

back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means

to go by; to go past; to go along; to travel along; to pass through; to use (a road); to take (a route); to go via; to go by way of; to run (between); to operate (between); to connect; to go indoors; to go into a room; to be admitted; to be shown in; to be ushered in; to come in; to penetrate; to pierce; to skewer; to go through; to come through; to permeate; to soak into; to spread throughout; to carry (e.g. of a voice); to reach far; to be passed on (e.g. of a customer's order to the kitchen); to be relayed; to be conveyed; to pass (a test, a bill in the House, etc.); to be approved; to be accepted; to go by (a name); to be known as; to be accepted as; to have a reputation for; to be coherent; to be logical; to be reasonable; to be comprehensible; to be understandable; to make sense; to get across (e.g. of one's point); to be understood; to be straight (e.g. wood grain); to be well-informed; to be wise; to do ... completely; to do ... thoroughly