to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
Kumamoto (city, prefecture)
deceased father; late father
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
second marriage; remarriage
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
neighbourhood; neighborhood
to work hard; to work diligently
construction; architecture (of buildings)
primary school; elementary school; grade school
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
classification; categorization; sorting
simplified receipt with a blank line to be filled out with the customer's name (used specifically for claiming expenses); hand-written receipt
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
admiration; being impressed (by)
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
oil; petroleum; kerosene; paraffin
same trade; same business; same profession
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
to live; to make a living; to get on with
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
to arrange; to make an appointment; to agree upon
(starting) from nothing; from scratch
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
classification; assortment; assortment journalizing (in bookkeeping)
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
direct sale by the producer
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer