(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
woodcut; woodblock print; art print
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
free ticket; free admission ticket
tone-deafness; amusia; tone-deaf; off-key; having no sense (of something); being hopeless (when it comes to something)
to be pretentious; to put on airs
illustrated book; picture book
closing (for the day; of a library, museum, cinema, etc.); closing down (of a library, museum, cinema, etc.)
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
side parting; hair parted to one side
government worker; public servant; civil servant
bank employee; bank staff member; bank clerk
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
multi-course menu; multi-course dining
summoning; calling; riding; (high-quality) silk crepe (fabric)
to be generally accepted; to be acknowledged by oneself and others
to emphasize; to state emphatically; to speak loudly about; to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
display; array (of things); succession (of things)
if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is; there's a flip side to every coin
kitchen waste; food scraps; raw garbage
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
bare eyes (i.e. without glasses, contact lenses, etc.); uncorrected vision; unaided vision
piece of evidence; evidence
immediate, direct response
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)