(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
main road; main thoroughfare
destruction; collapse; crumbling
cracks or fissures in the ground
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to play a central role; to take a leading part
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
please (give me); please (do for me)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
public telephone; pay phone
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
family; members of a family
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?