to perceive; to understand
trade; business; trading; turnover; sales; takings
young man; youth; lad; servant boy; young shopboy
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
shipping company; freight company; transport company
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
to take on a role; to take part
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
vista; background; perspective; distant view
to take out a loan; to get a loan
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to be saved up (of money)
old car; classic car; old motorcycle; classic motorcycle
limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required); limited express (train making a limited no. of stops); great hurry
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
floor above; floor upstairs
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
viewing platform; observation deck; observation platform
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
composite; combined; complex
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
helping a long-term employee to establish a branch of the same shop
Mount Penglai; Penglai Island; sacred mountain (e.g. Mount Fuji, Mount Kumano, etc.); Kansai New Year decoration (made from food); Formosa; Taiwan
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
being universally acceptable; being suitable for all; being popular with many people
low-quality products; strange thing; strange combination
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)