returning to (one's home in) Tokyo; returning to (one's home in) the capital
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
rejection; dismissal; turning down; abandoning; renunciation
do not pursue those who leave you
final word; voice of authority; authoritative pronouncement
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
different opinion; objection
making one's best exertions
to take over; to hand over
guidelines; guiding principle; dictates
with a start; with a jump
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
full ripeness; full maturity
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
a glow; heat; burning sensation; hot flash