runaway trip; journey of escape; flight from the world
to get shabby; to go downhill; to go to seed; to go to the dogs
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
one plot (of land); one (city) block; one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
household belongings; household possession; furniture and household goods; goods and chattels; home furnishings; household goods
guarantor; surety; sponsor; reference; bondsman
natural; inborn; innate; inherent; characteristic
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual progression (oft. into an unwanted state); doing little by little; proceeding in a continual and vague fashion; gradually obscuring
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
less than; under; short of; insufficient; lacking
does not match (one's, its) appearance
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
aimlessly; by chance; accidentally; casually; suddenly; unexpectedly
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; spectator; viewer
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
earnings from a part-time job; part-time job pay
half the amount (of money); half price; half fare
something thrown in (with a purchase); something extra; (giving a) discount; price reduction; addition; embellishment (e.g. to a story)
odd piece; incomplete set; odds and ends
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
fresh verdure; new green leaves
(cherry) blossom front; flower front
caster; newscaster; news anchor; anchorman
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
once in a while; occasionally; at long intervals
superlative; extraordinary; mega; superdreadnought (class of warships)
average; mean; balance; equilibrium