(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
international; diplomatic intercourse
transfer; redirection; transmission; forwarding (telephone call, e-mail, etc.)
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
going through; going via; going by way of
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
about when; about what time; how soon
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
than; from; out of; except; but; more
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
in that way; thus; so; so?
such; this sort of; like this
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
sending back; return to sender
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
how many years; how long; what year
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
individual; private person; personal; private
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
competition; rivalry; something worth doing