merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
that is to say; so that means
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
earthenware; porcelain; china; pottery; crockery
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
looks (esp. of a woman); features; facial appearance; facial beauty
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
playful; sportive; pleasure-seeking; pleasure seeker; playful person
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
one's wife; one's wife and daughter or daughters
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to intend; to be sure that
short sleeved kimono (worn as an undergarment during the Heian period); padded silk garment
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to warp; to bend backwards; to throw the head (or shoulders) back; to throw out the chest
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
chief actor (e.g. of a kabuki play)
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform