anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
that; the matter in question
seeing one off; farewell; escort
railroad; railway; rail transport
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
festival merrymaking; revelry
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
largest class; top category
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
hilly section of a city (usu. residential); Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds); place near the mountains
level ground; plain; flatland
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
green belt; greenbelt; strip of vegetation (in an urban area); green strip; tree lawn
refreshment booth; refreshment stand; snack bar
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
every year; yearly; annually