within the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
control; management (e.g. of a business)
regular customer; valued client
Bon and year-end festivals
mid-year gift; summer gift
year-end gift; end of the year; year end
express home delivery service; express home delivery parcel (box, etc.)
outrageous; preposterous; most improper; most unreasonable; inexcusable; unpardonable
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
established practice; custom
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
greeting; a fine thing to say
first meeting; first interview with
to mistakenly say; to misspeak; to misstate (the facts); to make a slip of the tongue
digital versatile disc; DVD
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
big hit (with); great success; great reception; great popularity; catching on greatly
shopping; purchased goods
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
rich person; millionaire; magnate; big spender; debauchee
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)