talking while standing; standing around talking
as you see; as you can see
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
preparation; arrangements
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
hard (life); tough (world)
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
exclusive; attached to; specialist
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to make use of; to lend money
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
upper floor (of a high-rise building)
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
low table; table with very short legs
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
property; fortune; means; assets
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
connection; link; relationship
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel