merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
air of luxury; high class feel
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
interior design; interior; upholstery
frivolous; flippant; superficial; flattery; (insincere) compliments
lightly; nimbly; with agility; casually; readily; regularly
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
good-looking; fair; beautiful
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
related (by blood); blood-related; of the same blood
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
to say; to be called; to do
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
sitting feel (of a seat); seating comfort
good young man; agreeable youth
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
highest grade; finest quality; top class; superlative (degree)
fraud; cheating; foul play; trickery; hoax; swindle
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
technique; art; skill; move
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
rivalry; feud; conflict; dispute; struggle; strife
to do someone in; to bump someone off
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover