裏うら街かい道どう

noun

back road; byroad; side street

Refers to a less-traveled road, often a back street or a route away from the main thoroughfare. Can be used literally or figuratively for an alternative, less conspicuous path.

• 裏うら街かい道どうを通とおって駅えきまで行いった。

  I took the back road to the station.

• 彼かれは表おもて舞ぶ台たいではなく、裏うら街かい道どうを歩あゆむ人じん生せいを選えらんだ。

  He chose a life off the beaten track, not in the limelight.