(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
prime location (for offices, housing, etc.); best district (in town); excellent piece of land
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
perfect; complete; flawless
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
at the height of one's power or influence; at the peak of one's popularity