city centre (center) (esp. capital city); urban centre; heart of city a metropolis
real estate tax; fixed assets tax; property tax; rates
inheritance tax; death duty
to pay off completely (e.g. loan)
real estate agent; realtor
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)
to burst open; to open suddenly (of a door); to change completely; to do a 180
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
rising; ascending; climbing
security; guarantee; collateral (e.g. mortgage)
in succession; one after another
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
summertime; summer season
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
electricity; (electric) light
oil; petroleum; kerosene; paraffin
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
general (civil engineering and construction) contractor
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to taste; to try (food or drink)