(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
high-rise apartment building; high-rise condominium; tower block
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
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
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
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.
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk; Latin (language)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
conviction; belief; confidence
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
strong person; the strong; the powerful
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
region; limits; stage; level
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style