taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
hospitalization; hospitalisation
metropolitan tramway; tram operated by the metropolitan government (esp. Tokyo)
Metal Monkey (57th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1920, 1980, 2040)
one's junior; younger generation; next generation; moving backwards; backing up; reversing
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
placing (a person's) ashes inside a funerary urn (or a tomb or ossuary); depositing ashes
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to reach an agreement; to come to an understanding; to compromise (with); to get along well with
to live; to make a living; to get on with
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
at least; at most; (even) just
biological parent; real parent
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
railway crossing; railroad crossing; starting line; scratch; determination; stepping over the edge of the ring
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person