to buy (of a government, public agency, etc. from a private citizen); to purchase; to buy up (all of something)
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
retiring from military service
government official; clerk
used article; worn-out article; veteran; old-timer; long-established (way, method, etc.); old
vagrancy; vagabondage; wander around
mobilization; mobilisation
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
Japanese white birch (Betula platyphylla var. japonica)
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
brilliant; bright; dazzling
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
rumor; rumour; gossip; report
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
widow; divorced woman not remarried; unmarried woman
to meet; to assemble; to congregate