within the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
to be away from home; to be out of the house
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
to damage; to do harm; to disadvantage
farewell gift; parting gift; viaticum
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
person in charge (of an area of work, etc.); person responsible; contact (person)
double extra-large; 2XL; XXL
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
one large ...; a great ...
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
political and business circles; political and business establishment; politics and industry
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
wishes of a deceased person; dying wish
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
antiseptic solution; disinfectant solution
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to scold severely; to thunder against; to give someone hell
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
being somewhat excited (agitated)
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
to pack; to box; to package
what kind of business; what sort of matter
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
pure heart; naivete; innocence
presentation techniques; way of showing something
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
had better ...; had better not ...