cultivation; refinement; culture; education
study; diligence; discount; reduction
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
state (of affairs); condition; developments; movements
classroom learning (as contrasted to practical training); classroom lecture
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
shop; small store; business; firm
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
to take over; to hand over
helping a long-term employee to establish a branch of the same shop
to be quick-witted; to be tactful; to be sensible
future prospects; promise
negotiations; discussions; connection
future (usually near); prospects
(clenched) fist; knuckles
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
each nation; many nations; many countries
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
simple honesty; tactless frankness
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
free time; time at leisure
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
and then; and so; and; so then