it seems so; that's what it looks like
western edge (e.g. of city); west side
staffroom; teachers' lounge; faculty lounge
font of purifying water placed at the entrance of a shrine
crushing; squashing; crumpling; crinkling (into a broad smile); forming creases; forming wrinkles
stingy; cheap; very frugal
retirement age; (arch.) years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
to employ; to hire; to charter
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
correction; revision; amendment
president (of a nation); big man; boss; buddy
personal handy-phone system; PHS; low-powered mobile network system developed in Japan and once popular in parts of Asia
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
convenient; handy; useful
letter; missive; note; mail
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
bring-your-own (e.g. food and drink); carry-on (e.g. luggage)
prohibition; inhibition; ban
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
with a friendly grin; smilingly
irritation; annoyance; frustration
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement