Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
absence; disregard; indifference
returning of a package to depot after a failed delivery attempt
eighteenth day of the month; eighteen days
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
destination; receiver's address; consignee
delivered (of a package, etc.); delivery completed; reported; notified; registered
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
home area; home town; local
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
comparatively; relatively
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
sooner or later; in time; eventually
(in) his way; peculiar to him
how many people; a number of people
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
height (of body); stature
refinement; narrowing-down
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
detached house; stand-alone house; single-family home
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
unmarried person; single person; bachelor; spinster
comprehensive; composite; all-embracing
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
orthopedics; plastic surgery; cosmetic surgery; smoothing (bursty traffic, etc.); shaping; fairing
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction