multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
freely; right and left; as one pleases
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
searching; hunting for news story; journalist
trade; buying and selling
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark
wallet; purse; coin purse; billfold; pocketbook
rich person; wealthy person
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
different planet; another planet
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
specialist shop; shop specializing in a particular type of product
innumerable changes; infinite variety
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
source (of a transmission, broadcast, etc.); point of origin
article for sale; goods for sale; main attraction; specialty; For Sale
falling over; toppling sideways
to abuse; to exploit to the full; to give free rein to
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
coming alongside a pier, quay, etc.; reaching land (of a boat)
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
busy; having no time (for)
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
processed goods; finished goods