to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
to bite off; to gnaw through
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
sales; selling; marketing
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
deduction; subtraction; balance; ebb and flow; rise and fall
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
along the river; riverside
clothing; articles of clothing; apparel
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
exhibition; display; putting on show
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
either way; in any case; one way or another
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
rise and fall; ups and downs; shame and glory; bright side and dark side; (lit.) light and shadow
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman