going on a pleasure jaunt
honorific/polite/humble prefix
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
curious; strange; unusual
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
one person; another name; nickname; alias
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
going along with something; following the crowd; treating something in an equal or egalitarian manner
smallish; on the small side
side gate; side door; service entrance
to throw open; to leave open
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
(not) a single person; (no) one
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
passage; path; route; one's way
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
place for relaxation and refreshment
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
government worker; public servant; civil servant
government office; public office
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
husband and wife; married couple