(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
for your information; I'm telling you
plain-woven silk cloth produced on Hachijo Island (sometimes striped)
Island; insula; island; islet
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
24 hours; twenty-four hours
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
hello; good day; good afternoon
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to detain; to check; to restrain
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to pass (of time); to elapse
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
how many years; how long; what year