unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
neighborhood; neighbourhood; street; block; town
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
collecting waste paper (old newspapers etc.) and exchanging them for tissues
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
tissue paper; toilet paper
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to have a hard time of it
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
police officer; policeman; constable
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
license; permit; licence; certificate
police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)
surgery; department of surgery (hospital, etc.)
internal medicine, i.e. treatment by medical procedures rather than surgical procedures; department of internal medicine (hospital, etc.)
maternity and gynaecology department (gynecology); department of obstetrics and gynaecology (gynecology)
life; living; I; me; student
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
written explanation; written apology
one thin flat object; one sheet
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to be able to receive; to be able to take; to be able to eat; to be able to drink; to be acceptable; to be satisfactory
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
not caring; not giving a damn
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss