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to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)

2

public-service corporation; charitable corporation; juridical (legal) person working for the public good

1

bureaucratic routine; red tape

1

priority; order of precedence

1

to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge

2

to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)

1

healthy body

1

counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter

8

lucky; fortunate

1

to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time

1

Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo

3

river; stream; River; the ... river

3

Horibe

3

internal medicine; department of internal medicine

6

to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply

1

smartphone; smart phone

1

several hundred; hundreds (of)

1

private hospital; clinic

2

actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living

3

third floor

3

to build; to construct

1

to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)

1

from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial

1

preface; introduction; preamble

1

this institution; this parliament; this hospital; this clinic

1

previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation

1

taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)

1

chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives

1

staff; staff member; stuffing (in Western cuisine); filling; stuff; materials

1

replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching

2

director (of a hospital, institution, academy, etc.); superintendent; rector

2

last ray of hope; only hope

1

to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine

1

hay; dry grass

1

a day or two

1

valley; ravine; gorge; canyon

1

to return

1

to jump on (a horse); to jump onto (a bus, train, etc.); to jump into (a taxi)

1

to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober

1

to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander

1

(staying) one night; overnight stay; overnight rental; per-night rental

1

rushing to get on the train (bus, etc.) before the door closes

1

first class seat (on a JR train); seat in the first class compartment

1

with a clatter; with a rattle; (almost) empty; (mostly) vacant; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle

1

taking one's children along (to an event, into a new marriage, etc.); parent with child

1

loud voice

1

to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with

1

speculation; thinking; meditation

1

bet; wager; stake; gamble

2

to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble

1