trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation
job hunting; seeking employment
personal history; curriculum vitae; resume
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
working adult; full-fledged member of society
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
body and soul; mind and body
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
young girl; lass; adolescent female
to subsist; to keep on living
sympathy; empathy; response
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
in the same manner as before; the same as always
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
(of) Japanese descent; non-Japanese of Japanese descent; nikkeijin; company, etc. set up with Japanese capital; company managed by Japanese or non-Japanese of Japanese descent
al-Qaeda (militant Islamic fundamentalist group); al-Qaida
mopping-up operation; search-and-destroy operation
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment