departure (of a train, car, etc.); starting; leaving
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
convenient; handy; useful
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
guess; conjecture; surmise
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
admiration; being impressed (by)
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
one edge; one end; one side
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)
in all; in total; collectively; in addition; besides; at the same time
to stand side by side; to stand in a row
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
being dotted with; being scattered
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
Owari (former province located in the west of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
polite; respectful; reverent
step in a Japanese entranceway
someone's looks and personal appearance