Greater Tokyo Metropolitan area; metropolitan area (of a capital)
fine line; weight of thread; slit-eyed
sale (usu. of unwanted government assets); disposal
smuggling; contraband trade
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
suddenly (rising to fame, etc.); instantly; immediately; one bound; one leap
pretense; affectation; showiness
consumer electronics; home appliances
dilettante; person of unusual tastes; person with strange hobbies; person of refined taste; connoisseur
to try all possible means
suitcase (with wheels and telescopic handle); trolley case
insurance payout; insurance money
to make a payment via bank deposit transfer; to discard another player's winning tile
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
murder for insurance money
method; method (in object-oriented programming)
magic bullet; magic bullets
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
castle; Compact Application Solution Language; CASL
summer insect; summer insects
long-awaited; much-awaited
great actor; famous actor; star
refined; admirable; superb
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
wake (of a ship or aircraft); flight path
tick (Acari spp.); mite; hoodlum; tough
grinder; grinding machine
icicle; ice pillar (for cooling a room); (arch.) ice
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus
shellfish; seashell; shell