trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
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
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to rip (someone) off; to overcharge; to ask a high price
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
mud; (wet) dirt; thief; Android (mobile operating system)
purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce
(electric) torch; flashlight
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
expresses incredulousness, disbelief, irony, etc.
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
in plain words; in plain terms; put simply
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
group; body; party; company; troupe; gang
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
a few years ago; some years back
way (of doing); manner; method
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
experiment; experimentation
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
flight; desertion; escape
course; route; path; process; stages
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
to sniff out; to get wind of
matter of time; question of time
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for