paediatrician; pediatrician
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
centre; center; center fielder
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
whistle (sound made with the lips)
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer
senior high school student
senior high school; high school
prohibition; inhibition; ban
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
locker room; changing room; dressing room
night duty; night shift; night work
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
specialist shop; shop specializing in a particular type of product
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to have meaning; to be meaningful
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly
address (of a home, business, etc.); residence; domicile
warrant; summons; written order
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
name and address (on an envelope, etc.); (addressee's) name; addressee
to hand (over); to deliver in person
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)