trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
to solicit; to demand; to extort
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
rapidly; one after the other; without hesitation; unreservedly; sound of tramping; stomping
story; tale; talk; discussion
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
avoid compromising situations
leave no room for scandal; don't do anything that can be misinterpreted; (lit.) don't straighten your cap under a plum tree (because when you raise your hands it might look as if you're trying to steal the plums)
Japanese plum (Prunus salicina); Chinese plum
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; brown eyes
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
smoked food; smoking (fish, meat, etc.); smoked
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
as a child; when one was a child
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
horse native to Hokkaido; person born and raised in Hokkaido
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
editor (in publishing, etc.)
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
business rival; professional jealousy
all; entire; whole; altogether
to hang oneself; to strangle oneself
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out