(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
older brother; elder brother
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
bento; Japanese box lunch
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
bento; Japanese box lunch
range; stove; cooker; microwave oven
to make a payment via bank deposit transfer; to discard another player's winning tile
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
online shopping; internet shopping
shopping; purchased goods
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
payment made via bank deposit transfer; discarding a tile that becomes another player's winning tile
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
paltry sum of money; small change; odd money; pittance; chicken feed
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick