within the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
senior high school; high school
third-year student; third-year pupil
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to long (for); to yearn (for); to love ardently; to do eagerly; to do with restless anticipation
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
world; society; people; the public
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
both (people); the two of them
to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
older sister; elder sister
related (by blood); blood-related; of the same blood
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
joint together; opposite; facing
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
(distinction of) sex; gender
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife