of course;  certainly;  naturally
 Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture);  Tokyo metropolitan area
 western part;  the west (of a region);  the West (United States)
 place;  situation;  position;  location
 core city (administrative division for cities with a population of over 300,000)
 young lady of noble birth;  princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.);  girl;  small;  cute; (arch.)  prostitute
 approximately;  about;  promise;  appointment;  shortening;  reduction
 all people;  everybody;  ten thousand people
 green;  greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
 though;  notwithstanding;  although
 high-rise (building);  multistory;  multistoried;  high (altitude);  upper (atmosphere, air current, etc.)
 here and there;  in twos and threes;  sporadically;  now and then;  from time to time;  occasionally
 to be erected;  to be built
 to start;  to begin;  to start up (a business, society, etc.);  to open (e.g. a store);  to start ...;  to begin to ...
 peculiarity;  uniqueness;  characteristic
 atmosphere;  mood;  a certain air;  presence;  (Earth's) atmosphere
 to hold (in one's hand);  to take;  to possess;  to have;  to maintain;  to keep;  to last
 plot of land;  lot;  soil;  locality;  region;  place
 center;  centre;  middle;  -centered;  -centred;  -focused
 adjacency;  contiguity;  being adjoined
 form;  shape;  figure;  visage
 rain;  rainy day;  rainy weather;  the November suit (in hanafuda)
 to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.);  to come down;  to form (of frost);  to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight);  to pour in;  to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
 thing;  matter;  incident;  occurrence;  circumstances;  situation;  work
 such things as ...;  and ... and;  the minute (that) ...;  no sooner than ...;  be;  is;  o
 coming and going;  traffic;  road;  street;  association;  socializing
 lower layer;  layer beneath;  lower strata (classes)
 municipal office;  council;  city hall
 and;  and then;  thus;  and now;  and finally
 until (a time);  till;  to (a place or person);  as far as;  to (an extent);  up to
 (being) fully equipped;  (being) fully furnished;  completeness
 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
 appearance;  (outward) looks;  exterior appearance
 good;  excellent;  sufficient;  enough;  profitable (deal, business offer, etc.);  beneficial
 a matter of course;  what is to be expected;  par for the course
 convenience;  user-friendliness
 in;  on;  at (place);  as for;  regarding
 wonderful;  splendid;  magnificent
 seems;  I think;  I guess;  don't you agree?;  I thought you'd say that!