all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
while; during (the time when)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
now; the present time; just now; another; more
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to be moreish; to have a quality that encourages you to eat (drink) more of them after; to have lingering effects
consequence; outcome; result; blame
of course; certainly; naturally
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
principal occupation; core business
mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
house for rent; house to let; building a house; built house
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
will not do; do not; does not
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize