family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
name of store; trade name (esp. of a sole proprietorship); stage name (e.g. of actor)
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
business rival; professional jealousy
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
living; life; judo art of resuscitation; action; activity
counter for suits of clothing; arriving at ...
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
the way back; the way home; return trip
travelling clothes; traveling clothes; travelling outfit; traveling outfit
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
harbour; harbor; landing place; wharf; anchorage
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
second day of the month; two days
cloudy sky; overcast sky; cloudy weather
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin