Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
present (brought by a visitor); gift
along the road; along the way
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced
to contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work); (arch.) to take responsibility for; (arch.) to be liable for
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); shouting repeatedly; pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
combination; arrangement; distribution; (arch.) marrying off
source; origin; exit; way out; (appropriate) moment to come out; (right) time to appear
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
blacksmith's workshop; smithy; forge; foundry
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish
to get slightly dirty (all over)
note; memorandum; memo; memoirs; personal account
(lucky) find; bargain; good buy; treasure trove
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
to withstand; to be able to endure
frequency (of occurrence)
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
soft; weak; fragile; poorly built; insubstantial
in a great quantity; plentifully; greatly
first-class goods; A-grade product
to be refined (character, manners); to be classy; to be polished
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to be elegant; to be graceful; to be refined
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
going to bed; retiring (for the night)