lesson; discipline; example (e.g. set a bad example); revelation
dishonouring (a bill); dishonoring; bouncing (a cheque, check); non-payment
travel agent; travel agency
refinement; narrowing-down
to try out the food at various restaurants
sound of bubbles (or other small objects) being popped; lumpy sensation (e.g. of food); little bits; small grains
Tochigi (city, prefecture)
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
to backfire; to have a harmful result
family structure; family composition; family makeup
all over Japan; throughout Japan
grade; class; degree; magnitude
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
seventeenth day of the month; seventeen days
genealogy; lineage; family tree; pedigree
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
Fukushima (city, prefecture)
(arch.) clearly; (arch.) brightly; cleanly; purely
shipping; shipment; forwarding
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
literature; books (reference); document
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course