metropolitan tramway; tram operated by the metropolitan government (esp. Tokyo)
older half-brother (by a different father)
coherence; order; focus; point
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
reserve; modesty; hesitation; abhorrence; repugnance; loathing
Miyagi Prefecture (Tōhoku area)
taking one's children along (to an event, into a new marriage, etc.); parent with child
stroller; buggy; pushchair; pram
peacefully (sleeping); quietly; soundly
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
stomach lining; gastric wall
gown technique (i.e. use of gowns in sterile environments)
to suspend (from); to hang (down); to dangle
lack; deficiency; vacancy; absence; non-attendance
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
unfaithfulness; infidelity; unchastity
as affairs stand; judging from the present situation; as things are now
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
hindrance; obstacle; impediment; annoyance (to others); offence; harm
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
Bandō; former name of the Kantō region
injury; inflicting bodily injury
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
medical and pharmaceutical products; medicinal supplies; drugs; pharmaceuticals; medicine
undressed concrete; unfaced concrete; (golf) driving range
by return; (call or write back) without delay; lapel; cuff; going back; returning; chorus
swing (of a golf club, tennis racket, etc.); swing; swing
model; (good) example; exemplar; paragon
not worth doing; waste of effort
mammary gland; lacteal gland
pioneering; path-breaking; trailblazing
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
to get help; to enlist aid
in the capital; in Tokyo; Western Tokyo; areas of Tokyo outside the 23 wards, esp. the Tama area
to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)