residence; living (at, in); abode
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
within the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
to be enrolled (in a college, course of study, etc.); to be a member (of an organization)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
elementary and middle schools
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
homecoming; returning home
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
new building; new construction
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
tedious; boring; being fed up with
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
wooden house; woodframe house
to stop walking; to pause
one's house; one's home; one's family
fitting (e.g. door, window); fit; succession; continuation; series
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
living room (Western style); sitting room
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)