Don't understand the situation in a shin chan comic strip I'm reading Shin Chan and there's a situation I can't quite understand. His mother says they're going to the bank, and Shin Chan starts packing his toy. Then his mother says and after that she says something about wondering what Shin Chan understands by 'bank'. Shin Chan runs away and brings back a knife. And his mother says, with a shocked look, where did you learn such a thing about banks? I don't get why after saying Shin Chan runs away to get something else. Isn't she saying that the toy is OK? From the context it seems that Shin Chan understands the toy is not something you would take to a bank.

You are thinking in the opposite direction here, which I cannot blame you for doing.

> In this context, means:
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> "You don't bring toys to the bank!"

In casual conversation, often means "(something) is OK _**without**_ ~~" or "(something) goes well _**without**_ ~~".

Synonymous phrases include , , , {}, etc.

Finally, if a store clerk asks you if you need a bag, you can say to mean you _**do not**_ need one. To be politer, you can say instead. Either way, this is a usage of that quite a few J-learners would take to mean the exact opposite -- they would tend to think it means they want a bag if they said in that situation.

See usage 3- here:

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