state secrets; secrets of the state
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
neighbourhood; neighborhood
content-free chat; idle gossip
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
derailment; digression; deviation
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
how; in what way; by what means
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
personal (employee); employed; retained
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
major dealer; wealthy merchant
each nation; many nations; many countries
common people; ordinary people; masses
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
one-by-one; separately; in detail
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
many-sided; multifarious; versatility
to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
boastful speech; bragging
working adult; full-fledged member of society
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance