pipe shaft (in a building); riser shaft
municipality; local government; self-governing body; autonomous body
high-end residential area; affluent neighbourhood
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
superintendent; director; curator; chief librarian
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
to discuss; to talk together
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
same generation; one's generation
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord in one's heart
conformity; compatibility; adaptability; congruity; congruence
light green; yellowish-green
remains; corpse; (dead) body
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
such; this sort of; like this
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
detoxification; counteracting poison; neutralizing poison
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
library; book collection; paperback book
web site; website; web page; webpage; home page; homepage
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
mail service; postal service; mail; mail; postal matter; postal items
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area