trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
bet; wager; stake; gamble
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
hee hee hee; hi hi hi; chuckling; snickering
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
many; numerous; various; large number of
to succeed (in doing); to manage to do; to accomplish; to carry off; to pull off
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
wonder drug; miracle cure; elixir
(opening of a) wound; cut
(in) secrecy; behind closed doors
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
a few years ago; some years back
adopted daughter; foster daughter
long stretch; long haul; marathon; long scene (in a play); long act
to send (a person or thing) to; to deliver; to escort
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
distinction; difference (between two things); sense of propriety; proper conduct (according to social or moral norms); accountability; taking clear responsibility (for a fault or failing)
to hold one's nose; to pinch one's nose
in public; in company; in the presence of others
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
seeming to want to say something; looking like one wants to give one's opinion
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to have an itch to; to have a craving for; to have an urge to; to have a desire for; to be eager to; to want to
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
(rolling) along; (rolling) over and over; with a bright, ringing sound (e.g. of a bell); (laughing) in a bright, high-pitched tone; (changing) frequently (of opinions, conversation topic, etc.); constantly; (losing) all too easily
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
10th day of the month; ten days
chief vassal; senior statesman
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
without; but if; otherwise; or else
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)