police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
MacDonald; Macdonald; Mcdonald; McDonald's (fast food chain)
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
zip fastener; slide fastener; Zipper (tradename)
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
in-house; (on) the grounds; (in) the premises; hall; theatre; theater
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to fall in love (with); to love
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
but; however; provided that
sympathy; empathy; response
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
this and that; one thing or another
pregnancy; conception; gestation