shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
dilapidated house; deserted house
curry in a pouch; retort-pouch curry
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
mosquito coil; anti-mosquito incense
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
forevermore; for eternity
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
in that manner; like that
to say (something) over one's shoulder
home area; home town; local
general (civil engineering and construction) contractor
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
construction; establishment
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
company name; name of a company
company president; manager; director
master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
to be erected; to be built
high-quality goods; choice goods
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
son of a distinguished family; son of a noble
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
whatever the case; under any circumstances
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
locality; local area; local stock exchange; local dealer
Fukuoka (city, prefecture)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means