(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
scenery; scene; landscape
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
that is to say; so that means
I see; that's right; indeed
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
knowing; (an) acquaintance
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
discount price; special offer price
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to recall; to remember; to recollect
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
(this) shrine; (this) company; (this) firm
to move (house); to change residence
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
middle of the night; dead of night
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
after a long time; for the first time in a while
nightlife districts; drinking districts
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
repeat of a deuce (in tennis, etc.); again
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
critic; reviewer; commentator
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to relax; to feel at home
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
independence; self-reliance
unique; individual; original; unusual