merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
two times; twice; two degrees
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
family; members of a family
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
sitting together in a circle; happy circle; harmony
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
self-help efforts; independent efforts; self-supporting endeavor
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
choices; alternatives; options
once in a lifetime (opportunity); (a golden opportunity that may) happen only once in a thousand years
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
guard; sentinel; garrison
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability