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if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have

1

(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area

1

tasteful; elegant; refined; charming; attractive

1

preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward

4

faint; slight; vague; nebulous; indeterminate; tinge of ...

1

hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark

1

rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby

2

lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)

1

high class; high grade; high rank; seniority

1

worn-out; run-down; shabby; tattered; dilapidated

1

the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability

1

with a bang

1

laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)

1

wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief

1

unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular

1

fundamental; basic

1

criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (somebody) to redo something

1

Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze

1

taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...

1

patience; endurance

1

deep in the mountains; mountain recesses

1

hotel charges (for lodging, not meals, etc.)

2

funds; capital

1

to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)

1

to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse

1

shoji (paper sliding door)

2

to look towards

1

hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit

1

crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness

1

goggling; rolling (one's eyes)

1

strange voice

1

to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter

1

yamanba; manba; girl or young woman adhering to a fashion trend often characterized by extremely gaudy and colourful facial make up, heavily tanned skin and hair dyed in a bright hue

1

mountain witch; yamauba

1

wrinkle; crease; ripple

2

old woman

1

proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress

4

customer service smile

1

to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)

1

this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent

1

(stand to) attention!; standing at attention

1

old body; aged person; elderly person

1

briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly

1

valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement

1

to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for

1

yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle

2

correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with

1

slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure

1

to finish; to graduate

1

grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen

2