murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
silence (not speaking); muteness
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
transactions; dealings; business
business discussion; negotiation
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
autonomy; right of self-government
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
management; administration; operation
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
questionable; doubtful; suspicious
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
smuggled goods; contraband
stolen goods; loot; spoils
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
gambling house; gaming room; gambling den
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
touting; tout; barker; pander
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
quiet; still; surreptitious
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
legal; lawful; legitimate
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
vulgar; indecent; crude; jumbled (of a place); disorderly; chaotic
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
various countries; various regions; various provinces